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1 throw up
1) (a slang expression for to vomit: She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home.) bruhati2) (to give up or abandon: He threw up his job.) obesiti na klin3) (to build hurriedly: They threw up a temporary building.) na hitro zgraditi* * *transitive verb vreči, zagnati kvišku, v zrak; dvigniti; military postaviti (barikade), zgraditi (barake); zapustiti, opustiti, odstopiti, na klin obesiti (službo, mesto itd.); izbljuvati, izbruhati (hrano itd.); printing poudariti; očitati (komu kaj); intransitive verb bruhati, bljuvati; hunting dvigniti glavo (pes, ki je izgubil sled)throw up your hands! — roke kvišku!to throw up the cards — (od)vreči karte (tudi figuratively)to throw up one's hands — (od začudenja, ogorčenja itd.) skleniti (stegniti) roke nad glavoto throw up the sponge figuratively podleči, opustiti borbo ali tekmovanje, priznati svoj poraz -
2 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) morska goba2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) goba3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) vrsta pudinga4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) čiščenje z gobo2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) umivati (se) z gobo2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) živeti na tuj račun•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *I [spʌndž]nounzoology (morska) goba; military krpa za čiščenje cevi orožja; pranje, umitje, čiščente z gobo; medicine gobica (iz gaze); naraslo testo; figuratively zastonjkar, prisklednik, parazit; vrsta pudingato pass the sponge over figuratively izbrisati iz spomina, pozabiti (kaj)to throw (to chuck, to toss) the sponge up figuratively opustiti boj (borbo) (pri boksanju); vreči puško v koruzo, priznati svoj poraz, opustiti (kaj)II [spʌndž]transitive verb & intransitive verbumivati (se), prati (se) čistiti (se), drgniti (se), treti (se) z gobo; military čistiti (cev strelnega orožja); napojiti se; nabirati (morske) gobe; figuratively biti zastonjkar (prisklednik, parazit), živeti na tuj račun, zastonj jesti ali piti, pustiti si plačati (večerjo itd.); iztisniti (kaj) ( from iz)they sponge on him — mora jim plačevati (dajati) za pijačo;
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throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw\ in\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw\ up\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — phrasal or throw up the sponge or throw in the towel Etymology: fr. the practice of a boxer s second of throwing a sponge or towel into the ring for his fighter to wipe his face, this being taken as an admission that they were no longer willing… … Useful english dictionary
throw up the sponge — phrasal see throw in the sponge * * * throw up the sponge see under ↑sponge • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
throw in the sponge or towel — idi+inf throw in the sponge or towel, to concede defeat; give up … From formal English to slang
To throw up the sponge — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throw in the sponge — ► throw in the towel (or sponge) 1) (in boxing) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat. 2) admit defeat. Main Entry: ↑throw … English terms dictionary
