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1 let no grass grow under one's feet
nesēdēt, rokas klēpī salikušam; nezaudēt velti laikuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > let no grass grow under one's feet
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2 to cut the ground from under somebody 's feet
izsist kādam pamatu zem kājāmEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to cut the ground from under somebody 's feet
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3 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) slaucīt (ar slotu)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) noslaucīt; aizslaucīt3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) traukties; spēji brāzties4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) joņot; drāzties2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) slaucīšana2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) vēziens; mājiens3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) skursteņslauķis4) (a sweepstake.) totalizators•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *slaucīšana; atvēziens; vēziens; ritums, plūdums; skursteņslauķis; izplatījums; pagrieziens, līkums; kritums; redzesloks; vinda; garš airis; spārns; atkritumi; totalizators; nelietis; slaucīt; izslaucīt; traukties; aiztraukt, aiznest; viegli pieskarties; pieskarties; sniegties, stiepties; pārlaist; pārmeklēt; cēli soļot; aizraut, sajūsmināt; gūt pilnīgu uzvaru; apšaudīt -
4 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ieplaisāt; ieplīst; iesprāgt2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) pāršķelt; pārsist3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) krakšķēt; brīkšķēt4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) jokot5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ielauzties; uzlauzt6) (to solve (a code).) atšifrēt7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) salūzt2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ieplaisājums; plaisa2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) sprauga3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) krakšķis; brīkšķis4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) belziens; pļauka5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) joks; asprātīga piezīme6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) ´sniedziņš´ (kokaīns)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) lielisks; pirmšķirīgs- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack* * *blīkšķis, krakšķis, rībiens; pļauka, belziens; plaisa, sprauga; iesprāgums, ieplaisājums; aizlūzums; pirmais solis; zādzība ar ielaušanos; asprātība, joks; supernarkotika; blīkšķēt, krakšķēt; plīkšķināt; ieplaisāt, iesprēgāt; pāršķelt; aizlūzt; iebelzt; frakcionēt; ielauzties; ierasties ciemos; pirmklasīgs -
5 crackle
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6 crunch
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7 layer
1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) kārta; slānis2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) dējējvista* * *kārta, slānis; dējējvista; nolieksnis; likt kārtām; pavairot ar noliekšņiem; iesakņoties -
8 quake
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9 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) lēkāt; palēkties2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) lēkt pār lecamo auklu3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) izlaist; pārlēkt2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) palēciens* * *lēciens; palēciens; komandas kapteinis; vagonete; konteiners vecu būvmateriālu aizvešanai; palēkties, lēkāt; pārlēkt; izlaist; steidzīgi aizbraukt; aizšmaukt, aizlaisties -
10 stilts
[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) (garas) koka kājas2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) pāļi* * *koka kājas -
11 underfoot
(on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) zem kājām; apakšā* * *zem kājām, apakšā; pakļautībā
См. также в других словарях:
under someone's feet — under someone’s feet phrase in someone’s way and annoying them by stopping them from doing what they need to do The children have been under my feet all day. Thesaurus: making you feel angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: foot … Useful english dictionary
under one's feet — ► under one s feet in one s way. Main Entry: ↑foot … English terms dictionary
under one's feet — adverb Acting annoyingly; being a nuisance; being in the way. The children were running around getting under everyones feet. Syn: underfoot … Wiktionary
under someone's feet — in someone s way and annoying them by stopping them from doing what they need to do The children have been under my feet all day … English dictionary
let grass grow under one's feet — {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let … Dictionary of American idioms
let grass grow under one's feet — {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football team, made the honor roll, and found a girlfriend during the first month of school. He certainly did not let … Dictionary of American idioms
get under someone's feet — get under (someone s) feet be under (your) feet if someone is under your feet, they annoy you because they are always near you in a way that makes it difficult for you to do something. Why don t you ask Kelly to sit in the other room for a while? … New idioms dictionary
not let any grass grow under one's feet — See: LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
not let any grass grow under one's feet — See: LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE S FEET … Dictionary of American idioms
not\ let\ any\ grass\ grow\ under\ one's\ feet — See: let grass grow under one s feet … Словарь американских идиом
cut the ground from under someone's feet — When someone cuts the ground from under another s feet, they … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
