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1 rob
[rob]past tense, past participle - robbed; verb1) (to steal from (a person, place etc): He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed!) (o)ropati2) ((with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of: An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21.) oropati•- robber- robbery* * *[rɔb]transitive verboropati, opleniti, izropati; ugrabiti; ukrasti, okrasti, pokrasti; odvzeti (komu) (of s.th. kaj)to rob s.o. of s.th. — ukrasti komu kajto rob Peter to pay Paul — enemu nekaj (od)vzeti (od enega si izposoditi), da drugemu poravnamo svoj dolg; figuratively eno luknjo zamašiti, pa drugo napraviti -
2 cradle
['kreidl] 1. noun1) (a child's bed especially one in which it can be rocked.) zibelka2) (a frame of similar shape, eg one under a ship that is being built or repaired.) ogredje2. verb(to hold or rock as if in a cradle: She cradled the child in her arms.) zibati* * *I [kréidl]nounzibelka; figuratively rojstni kraj, otroštvo; korito za izpiranje zlata; medicine opornica; technical opora, ležaj; vilice za telefonske slušalke; prehodna vlagalna deska (tisk); zidarski oderII [kréidl]transitive verbv zibelko položiti, zibati, uspavati; izpirati zlato; kositi (s posebno koso)
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rob the cradle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. * /When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle./ [cradle robber] {n.} * /The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real … Dictionary of American idioms
rob the cradle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. * /When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle./ [cradle robber] {n.} * /The judge died when he was seventy. He was a real … Dictionary of American idioms
rob the cradle — To rob the cradle is to marry or have a relationship with someone much younger … The small dictionary of idiomes
rob the cradle — phrasal : to select as a companion or spouse a person much younger than oneself * * * rob the cradle american informal phrase to have a girlfriend or boyfriend who is much younger than you are Thesaurus: general words relating to dating and… … Useful english dictionary
rob the cradle — If you rob the cradle, you have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself. My uncle Ted is dating a twenty year old girl. That s really robbing the cradle! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rob\ the\ cradle — v. phr. informal To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. When the old woman married a young man, everyone said she was robbing the cradle. See: cradle robber and cradle robbing … Словарь американских идиом
rob the cradle — verb a) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person. The actress, 31, also pooh poohs the notion that shes robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22. b) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.… … Wiktionary
rob the cradle — to form a sexual attachment with a much younger person The robber may be male or female: Hello, you must be Jerry s wife. I d heard he d robbed the cradle. (Evans Pritchard, 1997 quoting flattery by President Clinton) I could eat… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
rob the cradle — American, humorous a cradle robber someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner. People are always telling her she s robbing the cradle. She s ten years older than Joe … New idioms dictionary
rob the cradle — have dates with or marry a person much younger than oneself Everyone said that my friend was robbing the cradle when he married the young woman at his company … Idioms and examples
rob the cradle — court a person who is too young, date a minor You re seeing Lisa? She s only 17! That s robbing the cradle! … English idioms