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1 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) aizmukt; aizšmaukt no -
2 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) aizmukt; aizšmaukt no -
3 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo)English-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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4 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo)English-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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5 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) izturēties vēsi/nedraudzīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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6 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) izturēties vēsi/nedraudzīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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7 someone
1) (an unknown or unnamed person: There's someone at the door - would you answer it?; We all know someone who needs help.) [] kāds2) (a person of importance: He thinks he is someone.) nezin kas* * *kāds -
8 the apple of someone's eye
(a person or thing (that) is greatly loved: She is the apple of her father's eye.) acuraugs -
9 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) norāt; ņemt priekšā -
10 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) norāt; ņemt priekšā -
11 hold hands (with someone)
(to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).) sadoties rokās -
12 hold hands (with someone)
(to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).) sadoties rokās -
13 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) norāt; ņemt priekšā -
14 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) norāt; ņemt priekšā -
15 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) krist kāda rokāsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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16 fall into the hands (of someone)
(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) krist kāda rokāsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > fall into the hands (of someone)
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17 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) (kādam) ceļā; pa kājām; nost no (kāda) ceļa; maliņā -
18 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) piesaistīt skatienu -
19 follow in someone's footsteps
(to do the same as someone has done before one: When he joined the police force he was following in his father's footsteps.) sekot kāda pēdās -
20 hold (someone) hostage
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) saņemt/turēt kā ķīlnieku
См. также в других словарях:
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read someone the riot act — read (someone) the riot act to strongly warn someone to stop behaving badly. Alice read Randi the riot act, telling her, “If you don t like it here, you can just go back where you came from.” The secretary of state said she plans to read the riot … New idioms dictionary
show someone the ropes — If you show someone the ropes, you explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job … The small dictionary of idiomes
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give someone the finger — give (someone) the finger American, very informal to make an offensive sign at someone by raising your middle finger towards them. When the kids were told to leave the store, they gave the manager the finger and ran off … New idioms dictionary
not give someone the time of day — not give (someone) the time of day to feel unfriendly toward someone. After the way Phyllis talked about me, I wouldn t give her the time of day. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of the time of day (= the time shown on a clock) … New idioms dictionary
give someone the cold shoulder — give (someone) the cold shoulder to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party … New idioms dictionary
give someone the kiss of life — give (someone) the kiss of life British & Australian to help someone who has stopped breathing to breathe again by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest. A doctor who had witnessed the accident gave the victim the kiss of life but… … New idioms dictionary
