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1 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) zmeškat autobus -
2 miss the point
• zmeškat pointu -
3 Miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) slečna2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dívka* * *• slečna• Miss -
4 miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) slečna2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dívka* * *• vynechat• zmeškat• zameškat• postrádat• promeškat• opominout• minout• míjet -
5 miss out
1) (to omit or fail to include: I missed her out (of the list).) vynechat, opominout2) ((often with on) to be left out of something: George missed out (on all the fun) because of his broken leg.) neúčastnit se -
6 jump to it
(to hurry up: If you don't jump to it you'll miss the train.) hodit sebou -
7 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udeřit se2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odpálit3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) postihnout4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zasáhnout; dosáhnout2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) zásah2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) úspěšný zásah3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit; populární•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *• udeřit uhodit• trefit• udeřit• uhodit• zasáhnout• hit/hit/hit• hit• narazit• bít• bil -
8 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blízko, blízký2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) blízký2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blízko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blízko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blízko, skoro4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) blížit se- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *• u• nedaleký• nedaleko• blízko• blízký -
9 chorus
['ko:rəs] 1. plural - choruses; noun1) (a group of singers: the festival chorus.) pěvecký sbor2) (a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.) revuální sbor (pěvecký a taneční)3) (part of a song repeated after each verse: The audience joined in the chorus.) refrén4) (something said or shouted by a number of people together: He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.) sborové volání2. verb(to sing or say together: The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.) sborově zpívat, říci* * *• pěvecký sbor• refrén -
10 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) poskakovat2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) skákat přes švihadlo3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) vynechat2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) poskok* * *• vynechat• přeskočit• skákat -
11 whisker
['wiskə]1) (in plural a man's moustache, beard and/or sideburns.) knír, vous, kotlety2) ((usually in plural) one of the long hairs between the nose and the mouth of a cat etc.) vous•- whiskery
- miss by a whisker* * *• vous• chlup -
12 surname
['sə:neim](a person's family name: The common way of addressing people is by their surnames, preceded by Mr, Mrs, Miss, Dr etc; Smith is a common British surname.) příjmení* * *• příjmení -
13 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) nechat (si) ujít2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) uklouznout (někomu)
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Miss the Mississippi — Studio album by Crystal Gayle Released 1979 Genre … Wikipedia
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the boat — Ⅰ. ► miss the boat informal be too slow to take advantage of something. Main Entry: ↑miss Ⅱ. ► miss the boat see MISS(Cf. ↑miss). Main Entry: ↑boat … English terms dictionary
miss\ the\ boat — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
miss\ the\ bus — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
miss the aim — miss the mark, not hit the target; miss the point, totally misunderstand the purpose (of something) … English contemporary dictionary
miss the forest for the trees — see ↑tree • • • Main Entry: ↑miss … Useful english dictionary
miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity … The small dictionary of idiomes
miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss … English new terms dictionary
miss the point — {v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./ … Dictionary of American idioms
