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n. aanraking; contact; tikje; trekje; aanslag--------v. aanraken; betreffen--------zes punten in Amerikaanse voetbal verkregen bij het treden in het gebied van de tegenstander als de bal vastgehouden wordttouch (touchdown)touch1[ tutsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉4 toets ⇒ stijl, manier♦voorbeelden:it will break at a touch • het breekt zodra men het aanraaktbe/keep in touch with • contact/voeling hebben/onderhouden metbe out of touch with • geen contact/voeling (meer) hebben metlose touch with • uit het oog verliezenwithin touch of • binnen bereik vanhave a touch of the tarbrush • enig neger/indianenbloed hebbennot the least touch of • niet het minste beetjegive/put the final/finishing touch(es) to something • de laatste hand leggen aan ietslose one's touch • achteruitgaan, het verleren¶ play at touch • krijgertje/tikkertje spelen————————touch2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:you haven't touched your meal • je hebt nog geen hap gegetentouch a topic • een onderwerp aanroerenblossom touched by the frost • door de vorst aangetaste bloesemnothing will touch those stains • niets kan deze vlekken wegkrijgenthe matter touches him closely • de zaak is van groot belang voor hem6 the thermometer touched 50° • de thermometer liep tot 50° opnothing can touch his talent • niets kan zijn talent evenarentouch someone for a fiver • iemand vijf pond aftroggelen7 touch in • bijtekenen/schilderen
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play\ politics — v. phr. To make secret agreements for your own gain; handle different groups for your own advantage. In order to get elected, he had to play politics with both the unions and the bosses. Mary always gets what she wants by playing office politics … Словарь американских идиом
play politics — to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people She accused the Prime Minister of playing politics with people s jobs … English dictionary
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politics — See: PLAY POLITICS … Dictionary of American idioms
politics — See: PLAY POLITICS … Dictionary of American idioms