-
1 nose
s 1. nos; [fig] njuh 2. miris (sijena, čaja) 3. otvor (otvor (cijevi i dr.); prednji dio (broda i dr.); vršak, vrh 4. [sl] uhoda, njuškalo, douškivač / parson's # = biškup, mitra, trtica (kod peradi); # of wax = mekušac; osoba na koju se lako može utjecati; to make long # = pokazati dugi nos; to keep one's # to the grindstone = naporno raditi, grbiti se nad poslom; as plain as the # in you face = jasno kao na dlanu, jasno kao sunce; to count (tell) # s = brojiti osobe ([spec] pristaše); to follow one's # = ići za nosom; voditi se instiktom; [fig] to poke (thrust) one's # into = gurati nosu u (što), uplitati se u (što); to turn up one's # at = prezirati (koga), iskazivati prezir prema (komu); to cut off one's # to spite one's face = u srdžbi (ili iy zlobe) naškoditi vlastitom interesu; to put a p's # out of joint = izigrati koga (kod koga); osujetiti čije osnove; to bite (snap) one's #off = riječima napasti, oštro razgovarati; to pay through the # = skupo (masno) platiti; to speak through one's # = govoriti kroz nos; to lead by the # = povući za nos, nasamariti; under one's (very) # = predo (samim) nosom, pred očima* * *
ispust
nanjušiti
nos
njuh
njuška
ući u trag
udisati
uvlaÄiti nosom -
2 spite
vt ljutiti koga, srditi, biti mrzak, prkositi kome / to cut off one s nose to # one s face = naškoditi samome sebi prkoseći kome* * *
inat
kivnost
ljutiti nekoga
pakost
prkos
prkositi
unatoÄ
zloba
См. также в других словарях:
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — ► cut off one s nose to spite one s face disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage. Main Entry: ↑nose … English terms dictionary
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — To injure or disadvantage oneself through an act of revenge or anger towards another • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * hurt oneself in the course of trying to hurt another … Useful english dictionary
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — idi cut off one s nose to spite one s face, to damage oneself by acting spitefully against another … From formal English to slang
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ off\ one's\ nose\ to\ spite\ one's\ face — v. phr. To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards … Словарь американских идиом
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — make things worse for oneself because one is angry at someone else He is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Taking revenge on his neighbor will only cause more problems for himself … Idioms and examples
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself. → nose … English new terms dictionary
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — verb To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary … Wiktionary
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — v. cause harm to yourself in order to do harm to an adversary … English contemporary dictionary
cut off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool. [V P n (not pron)] Mrs Kreutz cut off a generous piece of the meat... [V n P n (not pron)] He cut me off a slice... [V n P … English dictionary
