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21 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) slippe godt fra* * *(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) slippe godt fra -
22 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i noget* * *(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i nogetEnglish-Danish dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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23 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportion* * *(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportionEnglish-Danish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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24 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportion* * *(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportionEnglish-Danish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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25 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportion* * *(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportionEnglish-Danish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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26 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportion* * *(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) ude af proportionEnglish-Danish dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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27 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i noget* * *(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) få helt galt fat i nogetEnglish-Danish dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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28 get up to
(to do (something bad): He's always getting up to mischief.) finde på* * *(to do (something bad): He's always getting up to mischief.) finde på -
29 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdige* * *(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdigeEnglish-Danish dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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30 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdige* * *(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdigeEnglish-Danish dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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31 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdige* * *(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdigeEnglish-Danish dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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32 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdige* * *(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) holde hen; spise af; affærdigeEnglish-Danish dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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33 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
34 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af* * *(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) få det bedste ud af -
35 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke på* * *(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke påEnglish-Danish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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36 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke på* * *(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke påEnglish-Danish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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37 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke på* * *(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke påEnglish-Danish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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38 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke på* * *(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) prakke påEnglish-Danish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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39 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) nå frem til; nå til; nå2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) nå; få fat i3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) række4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) få fat i5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) gå2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) rækkevidde2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) rækkevidde3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) løb -
40 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) retning2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) ledelse3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) om vej; instruktion; brugsanvisning4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) dirigering; vejledning* * *[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) retning2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) ledelse3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) om vej; instruktion; brugsanvisning4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) dirigering; vejledning
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