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1 a băga pe cineva în mormânt fig.
to bring smb. to deathto drive a nail into smb.'s coffinto bring smb.'s gray hairs (with sorrow) to the graveto lay smb. in the graveto be the death of smb.to put smb. to bed with a shovelto be smb.'s end.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a băga pe cineva în mormânt fig.
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2 a scoate sufletul cuiva
to take smb.'s heart outto drive a nail into smb.'s coffinfig. to worry / to plague smb. to death. -
3 a scurta viaţa cuiva
fig. to drive a nail into smb.'s coffin. -
4 a încerca marea cu degetul
to fly a kiteto put forth a feelerto try to put a quart into a pint potprov. to run one's head against a brick wallnu \a încerca marea cu degetul drive the nail that will goRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a încerca marea cu degetul
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