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strike a blow for

  • 1 strike a blow for

    (to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) ginti ką nors, stoti už ką nors

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > strike a blow for

  • 2 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) mušti, trenkti, pataikyti į
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) pulti, prasiveržti
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) įžiebti
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikuoti
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) aptikti, užeiti
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) išgauti (garsą), išmušti
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) apstulbinti, nustebinti, patikti
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kaldinti, kalti
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) leistis, pasileisti
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) išardyti, nuleisti
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streikas
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) aptikimas, suradimas
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > strike

  • 3 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) kirpti
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) sukirsti
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) kirpimas
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) smūgis
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) filmukas
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    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) susegti (sąvaržėle)
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) sąvaržėlė, segtukas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > clip

  • 4 sock

    [sok] I noun
    (a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) puskojinė
    II 1. verb
    (slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). smogti, skelti, trenkti, vožti
    2. noun
    ((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) smūgis kumščiu, kumštine

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > sock

  • 5 whack

    [wæk] 1. verb
    (to strike smartly, making a loud sound: His father whacked him for misbehaving.) pliaukštelėti, uždrožti
    2. noun
    (a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) pliaukštelėjimas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > whack

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  • strike a blow for — (something/someone) to do something to support an idea or to change a situation to something which you believe is good. He claims to be striking a blow for gender equality by employing an equal number of men and women. This latest agreement will… …   New idioms dictionary

  • strike a blow for — ► strike a blow for (or against) do something to help (or hinder) a cause, belief, or principle. Main Entry: ↑strike …   English terms dictionary

  • strike a blow for — I strike a blow for (or against) act in support of (or opposition to) a chance to strike a blow for freedom II strike a blow for (or at/against) do something to help (or hinder) a cause, belief, or principle just by finishing the race, she hopes… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • strike a blow for something — strike a blow for (someone/something) to help or support someone or something. The court s decision strikes a blow for every little guy that s ever been kicked around by a big company. Don t you wish you could think of a good way to strike a blow …   New idioms dictionary

  • strike a blow for something — strike a blow for (something/someone) to do something to support an idea or to change a situation to something which you believe is good. He claims to be striking a blow for gender equality by employing an equal number of men and women. This… …   New idioms dictionary

  • strike a blow for someone — strike a blow for (something/someone) to do something to support an idea or to change a situation to something which you believe is good. He claims to be striking a blow for gender equality by employing an equal number of men and women. This… …   New idioms dictionary

  • strike a blow for (or at or against) — do something to help (or hinder) a cause, belief, or principle. → strike …   English new terms dictionary

  • strike a blow for something — 1) to do something to help or to support an idea, movement, or group She has struck a blow for common sense and human decency. 2) strike a blow at/against something to do something to harm or oppose an idea, movement, or group His main desire was …   English dictionary

  • strike a blow for — idi to further the cause of …   From formal English to slang

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