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1 to show a clean pair of heels
to show a clean pair of heelsfugir.English-Portuguese dictionary > to show a clean pair of heels
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[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) limpo2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) limpo3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) branco4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) puro5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) direito2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) completamente3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) limpar['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
asseado- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep* * *[kli:n] n limpeza, limpadura • vt+vi limpar, assear. • adj 1 limpo, asseado. 2 puro, inocente, imaculado, casto. 3 honesto, escrupuloso. 4 adequado para a alimentação. 5 claro, sem manchas, em branco (papel). 6 sem nós (madeira). 7 liso, regular. 8 bem formado, bem proporcionado. 9 hábil, destro. 10 campleto, inteiro, total. 11 desobstruído, desimpedido. 12 legível, sem erros. 13 sl sem dinheiro. 14 vazio. • adv 1 completamente, inteiramente, totalmente. 2 de maneira absoluta. 3 habilmente, inteligentemente. a clean sheet um recomeço. a clean sweep 1 uma mudança completa. 2 a conquista de todos os votos, prêmios, etc. clean as a button-stick coll que brilha de limpo. clean as a whistle muito limpo. clean hands sem culpa. clean timber madeira sem nó. he has a clean bill of health ele não tem doença. he made a clean breast of it ele abriu-se, confessou tudo. he made a clean sweep of it ele fez uma limpeza geral, ele acabou com isto. my handkerchief has clean gone meu lenço simplesmente sumiu. to clean down limpar de alto a baixo, espanar. to clean out 1 esvaziar, despejar. 2 pôr (alguém) para fora. 3 tomar todo o dinheiro de alguém. to clean up 1 limpar, pôr em ordem. 2 livrar-se de vícios, corrupção, etc. 3 ganhar muito dinheiro. to clean up on derrotar, vencer, bater. to clean up ones’act coll mudar o comportamento ou os maus hábitos. to come clean sl confessar. to make a clean break separar-se (de alguém). to show a clean pair of heels fugir. you have clean gone mad você ficou completamente maluco.
См. также в других словарях:
show a clean pair of heels — To run away • • • Main Entry: ↑clean show a clean pair of heels To run off • • • Main Entry: ↑heel … Useful english dictionary
show\ a\ clean\ pair\ of\ heels — • take to one s heels • show a clean pair of heels v. phr. To begin to run or run away. When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels … Словарь американских идиом
show a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you … The small dictionary of idiomes
show someone a clean pair of heels — show (someone) a clean pair of heels British to go faster than someone else in a race. Butler showed them all a clean pair of heels as he raced for the finishing line … New idioms dictionary
show someone a clean pair of heels — ► show someone a clean pair of heels informal run away from someone extremely f ast. Main Entry: ↑show … English terms dictionary
show (someone) a clean pair of heels — informal run away from (someone) extremely fast. → shoveler … English new terms dictionary
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show a clean pair of heels — See: TAKE TO ONE S HEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
show someone a clean pair of heels — If you show someone a clean pair of heels, you run faster than them when they are chasing you. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
show a clean pair of heels — verb to run away quickly; to make an escape quickly; to outpace … Wiktionary