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1 give up somebody as a bad job
give up somebody/something as a bad job махнуть рукой на кого-либо/что-либо (бросить, отказаться делать)I could not persuade him to practise the piano, and finally gave it up as a bad job.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give up somebody as a bad job
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2 give up something as a bad job
give up somebody/something as a bad job махнуть рукой на кого-либо/что-либо (бросить, отказаться делать)I could not persuade him to practise the piano, and finally gave it up as a bad job.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give up something as a bad job
См. также в других словарях:
talk somebody into of something — ˌtalk sb ˈinto/ˈout of sth derived to persuade sb to do/not to do sth • I didn t want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it. • talk somebody into of something doing sth She tried to talk him out of leaving. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
talk somebody out of something — ˌtalk sb ˈinto/ˈout of sth derived to persuade sb to do/not to do sth • I didn t want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it. • talk somebody out of something doing sth She tried to talk him out of leaving. Main entry: ↑talkderived … Useful english dictionary
prevail on somebody to do something — preˈvail on/upon sb to do sth derived to persuade sb to do sth • I m sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk. Main entry: ↑prevailderived … Useful english dictionary
prevail upon somebody to do something — preˈvail on/upon sb to do sth derived to persuade sb to do sth • I m sure he could be prevailed upon to give a talk. Main entry: ↑prevailderived … Useful english dictionary
knock somebody down from something to something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived … Useful english dictionary
beat somebody down to something — ˌbeat sb/sth ˈdown (to sth) derived to persuade sb to reduce the price at which they are selling sth • He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000. • I beat down the price to $6 000. Main entry: ↑beatderived … Useful english dictionary
bring somebody round to something — ˌbring sb ˈround (to sth) derived (BrE) (NAmE ˌbring sb aˈround) to persuade sb to agree to sth • He didn t like the plan at first, but we managed to bring him round. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
knock somebody down from something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived … Useful english dictionary
knock somebody down to something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived … Useful english dictionary
put pressure on somebody (to do something) — put ˈpressure on sb (to do sth) idiom to force or to try to persuade sb to do sth • Advertisements put pressure on girls to be thin. Main entry: ↑pressureidiom … Useful english dictionary
put somebody up to something — ˌput sb ˈup to sth derived (informal) to encourage or persuade sb to do sth wrong or stupid • Some of the older boys must have put him up to it. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary