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1 a da ca Ieremia cu oiştea-n gard
to put one's foot in it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a da ca Ieremia cu oiştea-n gard
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2 a călca în străchini
to put one's foot in / into itto put one's foot into one's mouthcalcă \a călca în străchini his fingers are all thumbs. -
3 a o face de oaie
to put one's foot in itto make a bloomer / a blunderto put one's foot into one's mouthamer. to pull a boner. -
4 a călca cu stângul
aprox. to make a bad beginningto put one's foot in itto get up with one's wrong foot foremostamer. to get off on the wrong foot. -
5 a face o gafă
to drop a brickto stumbleto put one's foot in(to) itto crack the bellto make a breakînv. to put the wrong foot before. -
6 a reprima cu energie un abuz
to put one's foot down / to set one's foot upon smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a reprima cu energie un abuz
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7 a o nimeri (ca Ieremia) cu oiştea în gard
to be wide of the mark to get / to have / to take the wrong sow by the earto put one's foot in it / into one's mouthto make a blunder to chop a brickto make a bad shotto hunt / to run the wrong hareamer. to fire into the wrong flockamer. sl. to shoot one's grandmother / grannie.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o nimeri (ca Ieremia) cu oiştea în gard
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8 a o scrânti
to drop a brickto put one's foot / one's mouth into itsl. to pull a bone. -
9 a pune piciorul în prag
1. to call a stop to itto put one's foot down.2. to ask smth. peremptorilyto claim smth. tooth and nailto act resolutelyto take one's stand. -
10 a comite o gafă
to put one's foot in itto drop a brick. -
11 a da cinstea pe ruşine
to commit / to expose oneselfto make a blunderto put one's foot in it. -
12 a da cu băţul / bâta-n baltă
to drop a brickto put one's foot in itto come out at / of the little end of the hourto crack the bell.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a da cu băţul / bâta-n baltă
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13 a face o boacănă
a face o boroboaţă to put one's foot in itto make a blunder / a bloomer / a bowler / a bad breakto drop a brick -
14 a strica de tot lucrurile
to make hay of / a hash of smth.to put one's foot in it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a strica de tot lucrurile
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15 a trânti una boacănă
to drop a brickto put one's foot in it. -
16 a încurca iţele
to muddle things (up)to tangle (up) smth.to play horseto jumble everything togetherto throw a monkey wrench into the machinery / the worksto get the wrong sow by the earto play the (very) devil with smth.to make hay / a mess of things / of itto make a pretty kettle of fishto obscure the issueto put one's foot in it. -
17 a încurca rău lucrurile
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18 a-şi pune la bătaie toată energia / toate forţele / resursele pentru ceva
to throw all one's energy into smth.to put (all) one's heart into smth.to put one's best foot foremost / forwardto put a bit of elbow grease into it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi pune la bătaie toată energia / toate forţele / resursele pentru ceva
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19 a se pune pe treabă
to begin / to start doing smth.to get / to set / to go / to turn / to fall to workto get down to workto hitch up to a jobbibl. to put / to set one's hand to the plough\a se pune pe treabă serios / cu sârg to set to work with a good-willto take off one's coat to workto throw all one's energies into a taskfig. to turn on the steamto buckle to / down to work / a taskto put one's best foot foremost / forwardsl. amer. to get up / to go (off) on one's ear. -
20 a(-şi) grăbi pasul
to mend / to quicken one's pace / stepto put on the paceto put one's best foot forward.
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