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1 stick-in-the-mud
noun (a person who never does anything new.) tørrpinne, stabeisIsubst. \/ˈstɪkɪnħəmʌd\/ ( hverdagslig)1) tørrpinne, tverrpomp2) bakstrever, konservativ person, reaksjonær personIIadj. \/ˈstɪkɪnħəmʌd\/( hverdagslig) treg, fantasiløs, konservativ, reaksjonær, gammeldags -
2 stick
I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) stikke2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) stikke (ut)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klistre; klebe; lime; bli sittende4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) sitte fast, sette til veggs•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II stik noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) pinne, tørrkvist2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) stokk; kølle; (tromme)stikke; (lyse)stake3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stang•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stickkjepp--------pinne--------stokkIsubst. \/stɪk\/1) pinne, kvist2) kjepp, stokk, stav3) ( overført) trussel (om straff), straff, kjeft4) ( sport) stav, kølle, kø5) stang, bit, stykke6) ( musikk) taktstokk7) ( på kost e.l.) skaft8) (luftfart, hverdagslig) (styre)spak, styrepinne, stikke9) ( hverdagslig) menneske, -pinnecarry the big stick vise sin makt, sette makt bak ordeneget on the stick (amer., slang) sette fart, skynde påget the rough end of the stick være syndebukk, bli urettferdig behandletgive somebody stick kjefte på noen, bruke kjeft på noen, gi noen en overhalinggive somebody the stick la noen få smake stokkenhave the wrong end of the stick ( hverdagslig) være på feil spor, misforståin a cleft stick i knipe, i klemme, ute å kjøremore than one can shake a stick at ( hverdagslig) mer enn man kan anepolicy of the big stick ( overført) politisk eller militær maktII1) stikke, kjøre2) sette fast, feste3) klistre, klebe, klistre opp, sette (fast), slå opp, sette opp4) ( hverdagslig) legge, slenge, putte, sette5) ( også overført) sitte fast, sette seg fast, henge fast, feste seg6) ( hverdagslig) (for)bli, holde seg7) ( hverdagslig) holde ut, tåle, utstå8) ( hverdagslig) sette opp, skrive opp, føre opp9) ( slang) få til å betale10) ( om hagearbeid) støtte (med pinne e.l.)get stuck ( også overført) kjøre seg fast, stå fast, ikke komme seg videreget stuck in\/into eller stick into sette seg fast i ( med entusiasme) sette i gang med, grave seg ned i, ta fatt på, komme i gang medstick a pig stikke en gris (drepe den) ( jakt) jage\/drepe et villsvin (med spyd)stick around ( hverdagslig) holde seg i nærhetenstick at nothing ikke vike tilbake for noe, ikke sky noe middelstick by ( hverdagslig) være lojal mot, være trofast mot, holde fast vedstick down ( hverdagslig) sette ned, legge ned klebe igjen, klistre igjenskrive nedstick 'em up! eller stick your hands up! ( under et ran) hendene i været!stick fast sitte fast stå fast, være urokkeligstick it on somebody (britisk, hverdagslig) slå noen, denge noenstick it out holde ut, finne seg istick it up your arse (britisk, vulgært) dra til helvete, faen hellerstick it up your ass (amer., vulgært) dra til helvete, faen hellerstick one's neck out stikke hodet frem, stille seg lagelig til for huggstick out stikke seg ut, være påfallende, være iøynefallende stikke ut, rekke utstick out a mile eller stick out like a sore thumb ( hverdagslig) synes på lang avstand, være til å ta og føle påstick out for holde fast på kravet omstick somebody for something kreve noen for noe, få noen til å betale for noe• what did they stick you for that?stick to sitte fast på, klebe (seg) fast påholde seg til• stick to the point!holde, stå fast ved, fastholdestick together ( om venner) henge sammen, holde sammen (i tykt og tynt)stick to one's guns ( i diskusjon e.l.) holde på sitt, ikke gi segstick to one's last bli ved sin leststick to one's post bli på sin poststick up for forsvare, ta i forsvarstick up to ( hverdagslig) gjøre (kraftig) motstand motstick with ( hverdagslig) holde sammen med, være sammen med -
3 stamp
stæmp 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) stampe, trampe i gulvet (av sinne)2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) stemple3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frankere, ha på frimerke2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) stamping, tramping2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) stempel3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) frimerke4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) stempelmerke•frimerke--------porto--------preg--------stempelIsubst. \/stæmp\/1) stamping, tråkking, tramping2) (lyden av et) tramp3) frimerke4) stempel, stempelmerke, merke, pregeplate5) stempel, avtrykk, merke, preg (på mynt e.l.)6) ( i stampeverk) knusemaskin, stampemaskin7) ( overført) preg, stempel, kjennemerke8) slag, støpning, karakterbook of stamps frimerkeheftestamp of approval godkjenningIIverb \/stæmp\/1) stampe, trampe, tråkke2) trampe på, trampe ned, trampe flat, knuse3) stemple, prege, trykke (mønster på stoff e.l.), stanse (ut)4) ( overført) prege, merke5) ( overført) stemple, karakterisere6) frankere, sette frimerke på7) (teknikk, om malm e.l.) knuse, pulverisere -
4 cling
kliŋpast tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) henge fast ved/i; klistre seg til, klamre/klynge seg til1) klenge seg (fast), klamre seg fast, holde seg fast2) feste, sitte fast, klebe3) ( om klær) sitte (etter)cling round ( om klær) sitte som støptcling to henge fast på, klistre seg til ( om lukt) henge i, henge igjen ( om barn) klamre\/klynge seg til, klenge på, holde fast iholde fast vedcling together henge sammen, holde (seg) tett sammen -
5 with
wið1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) med, på2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) med3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) med, av4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) med5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) med6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) av7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) hos8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) med9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) medav--------medprep. \/wɪħ\/, foran ustemt konsonant også: \/wɪθ\/1) (om samhørighet, følge eller retning) med, i selskap med, sammen med, samt, og, til, i• come with us!• John, with his two brothers, arrived laterJohn, samt hans to brødre, kom senere2) (om (karakteristisk) trekk, klesplagg e.l.) med3) ( om middel eller materiale) med, for, av4) (om holdning, behandling eller fremgangsmåte) med, mot, på5) ( om ansvar) til, hos, for• leave it with me!6) ( om nærhet eller forhold) hos, her hos, blant, (i likhet) med, når det gjelder, for• what does she want with me?når det gjelder ham, kan du aldri vite• we must conclude, with her, that the forecast was optimisticvi må, i likhet med henne, konkludere med at prognosen var optimistisk7) ( om samtidighet) med, i takt med, i proporsjon med8) ( om ansettelse eller tjenesteforhold) for, hos• he works with Smith & Co.han arbeider for Smith & Co.• Mr. Smith is no longer with usHr. Smith jobber ikke her lenger9) ( om årsak eller påvirkning) av, med10) (om strid, kontrast eller skille) mot, med11) ( om motsetning) (på) tross (av), med• I like her, with all her faultsbe with someone være enig med noen, støtte noen, holde med noen• are you with me?( hverdagslig) forstå hva noen mener, henge med• are you with me?with it ( hverdagslig) moderne, in våken, kvikk i tillegg, dessutenwith that\/this dermed, med det
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stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a … Dictionary of American idioms
stick-in-the-mud — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick in the mud to make a rule that she must be home by 10 o clock on weeknights and 11:30 Saturdays./ * /Mr. Thomas is a … Dictionary of American idioms
stick-in-the-mud — (n.) 1733, from STICK (Cf. stick) (v.) on notion of to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition … Etymology dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — A stick in the mud is someone who doesn t like change and wants things to stay the same … The small dictionary of idiomes
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the muds N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a stick in the mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL] Syn: fuddy duddy … English dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — [stik′ n thə mud΄] n. Informal a person who resists change or progress, new ideas, etc … English World dictionary
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the .mud n someone who refuses to try anything new used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
stick-in-the-mud — stick in the ,mud noun count INFORMAL someone with traditional ideas who is not willing to enjoy themselves or try new things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stick-in-the-mud — stick′ in the mud n. an old fogy • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
stick-in-the-mud — [n] person set in ways antediluvian, conservative, diehard*, fossil*, mossback*, old fogy*, reactionary; concept 423 Ant. adventurer … New thesaurus
stick-in-the-mud — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who resists change … English terms dictionary