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1 cut the ground from under one's feet
rycka undan marken under någons fötter, beröva någon fotfästetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > cut the ground from under one's feet
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2 let grass grow under his feet
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3 let no grass grow under his feet
han låter inte gräset gro under fötterna, han förspiller inte tidEnglish-Swedish dictionary > let no grass grow under his feet
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4 pulled the rug from under his feet
drog undan mattan under hans fötter (bröt en överenskommelse han räknat med, gjorde slut på honom)English-Swedish dictionary > pulled the rug from under his feet
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5 underfoot
adj. under fötterna--------adv. under fötterna* * *(on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) under fötterna, på marken -
6 sweep
n. sopning; svep; sotare--------v. sopa; svepa, fara; dragga* * *[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.) sopa2) (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.) borsta, sopa, svepa3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) svepa4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) svepa, segla2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) sopning, avborstning2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) svepande rörelse3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) sotare4) (a sweepstake.) sweepstake•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
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7 blister
n. bubbla; blåsa; blemma--------v. få eller vara täckt av blåsor* * *['blistə] 1. noun1) (a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid: My feet have blisters after walking so far.) blåsa, blemma2) (a similar spot on any surface: blisters on paintwork.) blåsa, utbuktning2. verb(to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters.) få (göra) blåsor på (i, under) -
8 crack
adj. förstklassig, finfin, mäster-, elit---------n. spricka; smäll; brak; spydighet--------v. spricka; smälla; snärta med; öppna* * *[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) spricka2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) knäcka3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) knaka till4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) vitsa5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) spränga, bryta upp6) (to solve (a code).) knäcka, forcera7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) bryta samman, knäckas2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) spricka2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) springa3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) smäll, klatsch4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) slag, smäll5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) skämt, spydighet6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) förstklassig, finfin, mäster-- cracked- crackdown
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- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
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9 crackle
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10 crunch
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11 layer
n. lager; skikt; varv; värphöna; avläggare (botanik); läge, ställning--------v. föröka sig genom avläggare (trädgårdsodling); arrangera i lager* * *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.) lager, skikt2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) värphöna -
12 quake
n. populärt tredimensionellt dataspel på Internet som finns i flera olika versioner* * *[kweik] 1. verb1) ((of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear.) skaka, skälva, darra2) ((of the ground) to shake: The ground quaked under their feet.) skälva, gunga2. noun(an earthquake.) jordbävning -
13 skip
n. hopp, skutt; överhoppning; avfallscontainer; kapten över bowlinglag; gruvhiss--------v. hoppa, skutta; hoppa över; strunta i; sticka ifrån* * *[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.) hoppa, skutta2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) hoppa rep3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) hoppa över2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) hopp, skutt -
14 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.) styltor2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) pålar
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
