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1 ram
[ræm] 1. noun1) (a male sheep.) κριάρι2) (something heavy, especially a part of a machine, used for ramming.) έμβολο2. verb1) ((of ships, cars etc) to run into, and cause damage to: The destroyer rammed the submarine; His car rammed into/against the car in front of it.) εμβολίζω2) (to push down, into, on to etc with great force: We rammed the fence-posts into the ground.) χώνω -
2 Dash
v. trans.Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.——————subs.Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dash
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3 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) κόκκος, σπυρί2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) δημητριακά3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) κόκκος4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) `νερά` ξύλου5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) ίχνος•
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run into the ground — run (yourself) into the ground to do so much you become unable to do anything well. He ll run himself into the ground if he keeps working at this pace. Usage notes: also used with other verbs: I tend to work myself into the ground … New idioms dictionary
run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… … Dictionary of American idioms
run into the ground — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do or use (something) more than is wanted or needed. * /It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground./ 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. * /We lost the game today,… … Dictionary of American idioms
run\ into\ the\ ground — v. phr. informal 1. To do or use (smth) more than is wanted or needed. It s all right to borrow my hammer once in a while, but don t run it into the ground. 2. To win over or defeat (someone) completely. We lost the game today, but tomorrow we ll … Словарь американских идиом
run into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off … New idioms dictionary
run into the ground — verb a) To mismanage to the point of ruin. Although he has an MBA from Harvard, he still ran the company into the ground. b) To wear out, especially through excessive use. I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it… … Wiktionary
run into the ground — British & Australian if something such as an activity or a plan runs into the ground, it fails. The talks ran into the ground because the ceasefire was broken … New idioms dictionary
run into the ground — use something more than is wanted or needed He ran his car into the ground before he had to buy another one … Idioms and examples
To run into the ground — Run Run, v. t. 1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.); as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to run a rope through a block. [1913 Webster] 2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation. [1913 Webster] To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
into the ground — See: RUN INTO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
into the ground — See: RUN INTO THE GROUND … Dictionary of American idioms
