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1 fish
plurals; see fish* * *I [fiš]nounriba; ribe; vulgar ženski spolni organto feed the fishes — imeti morsko bolezen; utonitineither fish, flesh or fowl — ne tič ne mišcolloquially to have other fish to fry — imeti druge opravkea pretty kettle of fish — neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocijathere's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it — glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestiloa fish story — zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanjeII [fiš]intransitive verb & transitive verb( for) ribariti, ribe loviti; ven potegniti; figuratively prizadevati si, gnati se za čimto fish out — poloviti vse ribe; figuratively izmamitiIII [fiš]nounspona; tirniški stik; žetonIV [fiš]transitive verbzvezati, speti -
2 compliment
1. ['kompləmənt] noun(an expression of praise or flattery: He's always paying her compliments.) poklon2. [kompli'ment] verb(to praise or flatter: He complimented her on her cooking.) (po)hvaliti, (po)laskati- with compliments* * *I [kɔmplimənt]nounpoklon, laskanje; (on za) pohvala; plural pozdravi; obsolete dariloto pay ( —ali make) compliments — delati poklone, laskatileft-handed compliment — ironično, sumljivo, neodkrito laskanjeII [kɔmpliment, kɔmplimént]transitive verbhvaliti, laskati; pozdraviti; (on k) čestitati; ( with) obdariti -
3 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) kot2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) stališče3) (a corner.) kot•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) loviti ribe (s trnkom)- angler- angling* * *I [aeŋgl]nounkot; figuratively gledišče; krivina; trnekacute, obtuse, right angle — ostri, topi, pravi kotangle of sight, visual angle — vidni kotII [aeŋgl]nountrnek; vabaIII [aeŋgl]intransitive verb ( for) ribariti; figuratively privabljati, skušati dobiti, zapeljevatiIV [aeŋgl]transitive verbtendenčno prikazati
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fish for compliments — Usually said of someone who puts themselves down (similar to false modesty) in the hope that others will contradict them, and in the process, compliment them. Sam: I m no good at drawing!Judy: Nonsense! You re an excellent artist!Bob: Aw, he was… … The small dictionary of idiomes
fish for compliments — verb To try to induce someone to make a compliment. He is fishing for compliments … Wiktionary
fish for compliments — to try to make someone praise you, often by criticizing yourself to them. Emma, you know you don t look fat in that dress. Are you fishing for compliments? (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
fish for compliments — seek praise, search for flattery or admiration … English contemporary dictionary
fish for something — ˈfish for sth derived to try to get sth, or to find out sth, although you are pretending not to • to fish for compliments/information Main entry: ↑fishderived … Useful english dictionary
fish for compliments — to try and obtain praise by subtle of devious means … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish for — [phrasal verb] fish for (something) : to ask for or try to get (something, such as praise or attention) in an indirect way I think he offers apologies for his cooking as a way of fishing for compliments. [=as a way of getting people to say that… … Useful english dictionary
fish for — try to get or to find out (something) by hinting at it She is always fishing for compliments when I see her at work … Idioms and examples
Fish — Fish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fishing}.] 1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fish — fish1 [ fıʃ ] (plural fish or fish|es) noun *** 1. ) count an animal that lives in water and swims. It breathes by using its gills and moves by using its tail and fins . Saltwater fish live in the ocean and freshwater fish live in rivers and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fish — fish1 W1S2 [fıʃ] n plural fish or fishes [: Old English; Origin: fisc; related to Pisces] 1.) an animal that lives in water, and uses its ↑fins and tail to swim ▪ Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon. ▪ Over 1,500 different specie … Dictionary of contemporary English