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1 get the best of
(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) päästä niskan päälle -
2 best
• toiseksi• huippu• huippukyky• ensiluokkainen• eliitti• valioaines• voittaa• parhaiten• parhain• paras• parhaimmisto• parhaimmin* * *best 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) paras2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) parhaiten3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) päihittää- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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3 hope
• toive• toivo• toivottavasti• toivoa• odottaa• mahdollisuus* * *həup 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) toivoa2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) toivo2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) toivo3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) toive•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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4 scramble
• ryömiä• kavuta• kiivetäautomatic data processing• sekoittaa (atk)• melu• kömpiä• kompuroida* * *'skræmbl 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) ryömiä, kavuta2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) ponkaista3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) rynnätä, kamppailla4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) vääristää2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) ryntäys- scrambled eggs
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5 root out
• hävittää juurineen• kitkeä* * *1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) kitkeä juurineen2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) hävittää -
6 glad rags
(a person's best clothes, worn for special occasions: I'll get my glad rags on for the party.) parhaat hepenet
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