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  • 1 off the hook

    (free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) laisvas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > off the hook

  • 2 fly

    I plural - flies
    nou)
    1) (a type of small winged insect.) musë
    2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?) muselë
    3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.) prarëþas, praskiepas
    II past tense - flew; verb
    1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) skristi, skraidinti
    2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) (pa)bėgti, palikti
    3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) skrieti, lėkti
    - flier
    - flying saucer
    - flying visit
    - frequent flyer/flier
    - flyleaf
    - flyover
    - fly in the face of
    - fly into
    - fly off the handle
    - get off to a flying start
    - let fly
    - send someone/something flying
    - send flying

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > fly

  • 3 screw

    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) varžtas
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) suveržimas, prisukimas
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) priveržti, prisukti
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) prisukti, įsukti, atsukti
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) dulkinti(s)
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) apgauti, apsukti
    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > screw

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  • get (somebody) off the hook — get (sb) off the ˈhook | let sb off the ˈhook idiom to free yourself or sb else from a difficult situation or a punishment Main entry: ↑hookidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get someone off the hook — get/let (someone) off the hook to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do. John s agreed to go to the meeting in my place, so that lets me off the hook …   New idioms dictionary

  • off the hook — {adv. phr.} Out of trouble; out of an awkward or embarrassing situation. * /Thelma found she had made two dates for the same night; she asked Sally to get her off the hook by going out with one of the boys./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the hook — {adv. phr.} Out of trouble; out of an awkward or embarrassing situation. * /Thelma found she had made two dates for the same night; she asked Sally to get her off the hook by going out with one of the boys./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off the hook — adjective freed from danger or blame or obligation I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand • Similar to: ↑safe * * * 1) informal no longer in difficulty or trouble I lied to get him off the hook 2) (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get off the hook —    If you do something wrong and manage to get off the hook, you avoid punishment or blame.     Barry was questioned by the police but his lawyer managed to get him off the hook …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • off\ the\ hook — adv. phr. Out of trouble; out of an awkward or embarrassing situation. Thelma found she had made two dates for the same night; she asked Sally to get her off the hook by going out with one of the boys …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Off the hook — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • off the hook — ► having escaped from a difficult situation or punishment: be/get off the hook »Don t think you re off the hook on taxes just because you were paid in cash. get/let sb off the hook »The minister was last night under fire for letting the big banks …   Financial and business terms

  • get off the hook — get/let (someone) off the hook to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do. John s agreed to go to the meeting in my place, so that lets me off the hook …   New idioms dictionary

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