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21 clip someone's wings
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22 elbow someone out of the way
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23 have a bone to pick with someone
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24 heavy tread on someone's foot
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25 keep someone at arm's length
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26 keep someone posted about
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27 kick someone in the teeth
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28 leave someone to one's own devices
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29 play a joke on someone
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30 serve someone right
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31 slap someone's wrist
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32 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) por encima de la capacidad intelectual de alguien, demasiado difícil para alguien, incomprensible para alguien -
33 at someone's beck and call
(always ready to carry out someone's wishes: He has servants at his beck and call.) a disposición de -
34 be a credit to (someone)
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) hacer honor de, honrar -
35 be a credit to (someone)
(to bring honour or respect to (someone or something): Your son is a credit to his school; Your honesty does you credit.) hacer honor de, honrar -
36 be hand in glove (with someone)
(to be very closely associated with someone, especially for a bad purpose.)English-spanish dictionary > be hand in glove (with someone)
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37 be hand in glove (with someone)
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38 be like someone
(to be typical of someone: It isn't like him to be late.(=Geç kalmak onun adeti değildir.)) propio -
39 be up someone's street
(to be exactly suitable for someone: That job is just up your street.) venir perfecto -
40 beg someone's pardon
(to say one is sorry (usually for having offended someone else etc): I've come to beg (your) pardon for being so rude this morning.) pedir perdón/disculpas a alguien
См. также в других словарях:
someone — (n.) c.1300, sum on; from SOME (Cf. some) + ONE (Cf. one). Someone else romantic rival is from 1914 … Etymology dictionary
someone — index character (an individual), person Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
someone — ► PRONOUN 1) an unknown or unspecified person. 2) a person of importance or authority … English terms dictionary
someone — [sum′wun΄, sum′wən] pron. a person unknown or not named; some person; somebody … English World dictionary
someone — some|one1 W1S1 [ˈsʌmwʌn] pron used to mean a person, when you do not know, or do not say, who the person is = ↑somebody →↑anyone, everyone ↑everyone, no one ↑no one ▪ What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street? ▪ Will someone… … Dictionary of contemporary English
someone — some|one [ sʌmwʌn ] pronoun *** used for referring to a person when you do not know or do not say who the person is: I can t find my calculator someone must have taken it. They need someone like you, someone who understands business methods.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
someone — 1 / sVmwVn/ pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not know, or do not say, who the person is: What would you do if someone tried to rob you in the street? | Will someone please explain what s going on. | someone new/different etc: We ll make … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
someone */*/*/ — UK [ˈsʌmwʌn] / US pronoun used for referring to a person when you do not know or do not say who the person is I can t find my calculator – someone must have taken it. They need someone like you, someone who understands business methods. someone… … English dictionary
someone — [[t]sʌ̱mwʌn[/t]] ♦♦ (The form somebody is also used.) 1) PRON INDEF You use someone or somebody to refer to a person without saying exactly who you mean. Her father was shot by someone trying to rob his small retail store... I need someone to… … English dictionary
someone — These are interchangeable indefinite terms of address, used by a speaker who wishes one of the persons to whom he is speaking to identify himself with it. Examples will make that statement clearer. In Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, by… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
someone*/*/*/ — [ˈsʌmwʌn] pronoun used for referring to a person when you do not know or do not say who the person is I can t find my calculator – someone must have taken it.[/ex] I ve invited someone special that I want you to meet.[/ex] His wife told him she… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English