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1 to ram something down somebody's throat
English-spanish dictionary > to ram something down somebody's throat
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2 to put something down
dejar algo■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento? -
3 shoot something down in flames
shoot somebody/something down in flames inf разнести в пух и прах (раскритиковать); раздраконитьI thought I'd made a sensible suggestion, but they just shot me down in flames.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > shoot something down in flames
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4 to get something down to a fine art
hacer algo a la perfecciónEnglish-spanish dictionary > to get something down to a fine art
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5 to put something down in black and white
familiar poner algo por escritoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to put something down in black and white
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6 to put something down on paper
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7 to split something down the middle
partir algo por la mitadEnglish-spanish dictionary > to split something down the middle
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8 to ram something down someone’s throat
to ram something down someone’s throatforçar a aceitação de algo indesejável, fazer engolir.English-Portuguese dictionary > to ram something down someone’s throat
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9 to thrust/take something down someone’s throat
to thrust/take something down someone’s throatfazer alguém engolir alguma coisa.English-Portuguese dictionary > to thrust/take something down someone’s throat
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10 cry something down
cry something downiets kleineren, iets afbreken -
11 dash something down/off
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12 do someone/something down
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13 force something down
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14 force/ram/thrust something down someone's throat
force/ram/thrust something down someone's throatEnglish-Dutch dictionary > force/ram/thrust something down someone's throat
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15 play something down
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16 put something down in writing
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17 put something down to ignorance
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18 set something down to
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19 put something down to something
приписать, объяснить, отнести на счет чего-либоI put his bad temper down to his recent illness.
Jim puts his success down to hard work.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > put something down to something
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20 have something down
expr infml1)2) esp AmEI've got the dates down but not the names — Я запомнил даты, но имена никак не могу
3) esp AmEI've got the test down. Now what? — Я выполнил контрольную. А сейчас что делать?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > have something down
См. также в других словарях:
knock (something) down — 1. to show that an idea or opinion is completely wrong. He knocked down my business plan, saying I couldn t raise the money to do it. Every time I make a suggestion, you knock it down. 2. to reduce the price of something or the amount you want… … New idioms dictionary
get something down to a fine art — To become very skilled at something through practice • • • Main Entry: ↑art * * * have/get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing… … Useful english dictionary
force something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
scale something down — REDUCE, cut down, cut back, cut, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune. → scale * * * scale something down (or scale down) reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board… … Useful english dictionary
have something down to a fine art — have/get something down to a fine art informal phrase to be or become very good at doing something, especially something difficult Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: fine art * * * have (or get) something down to a fine… … Useful english dictionary
bring something down — bring (something) down 1. to reduce something. Drugs can bring your blood pressure down. 2. to cause something to fail. Dozens of Web sites were brought down by these software programs … New idioms dictionary
have something down to a science — have (something) down to a science to be able to manage all the details of doing something very well. We have traffic management at the new stadium down to a science. Related vocabulary: have something down pat … New idioms dictionary
never live something down — never live (something) down if you say that you will never live down something bad or embarrassing that you have done, you mean people will not forget it. Three million people saw the singer fall off the edge of the stage. He ll never live it… … New idioms dictionary
ram something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
bring something down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring something down on — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
