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1 run after
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2 mad
constant aanwezige bedreiging tussen de V.S. en USSR die een kernoorlog voorkwam (beide landen hadden de mogelijkheid elkaar totaal te vernietigen)--------MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)1 gek ⇒ krankzinnig, waanzinnig2 dwaas ⇒ mal, onzinnig5 hondsdol♦voorbeelden:drive/send someone mad • iemand gek/dol maken(run) like mad • (rennen) als een gek/bezetenethey're having a mad time • het gaat er vrolijk aan toe4 make a mad run for … • als een gek rennen naar …II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉♦voorbeelden:mad with pain • buiten zichzelf van pijn -
3 tail
adj. achter---------n. staart; vos; detective; jong meisje; achterwerk--------v. volgen, schaduwentail1[ teel]1 staart2 〈 benaming voor〉laatste/onderste/achterste deel ⇒ uiteinde; pand, sleep 〈 van kleding〉; staart 〈 van onder meer komeet, vliegtuig〉; munt/keerzijde 〈 van muntstuk〉♦voorbeelden:turn tail on • ervandoor gaan voorturn tail and run • hard weglopenbe on someone's tail • iemand op de hielen zitten♦voorbeelden:1 what a bit/piece of tail! • wat een stuk/stoot!————————tail2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉
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run\ after — • run after • chase after v 1. To try to find; look for; hunt. The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things for setting the stage when it puts on a play. 2. informal To seek the company of; chase. Some boys spend a lot of time and… … Словарь американских идиом
run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) … New idioms dictionary
run after — (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) … New idioms dictionary
run after — ► run after informal pursue persistently. Main Entry: ↑run … English terms dictionary
run after something — ˌrun ˈafter sb/sth derived to run to try to catch sb/sth Syn: ↑pursue Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary
run after — index chase, hunt, pursue (chase) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
run after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run after : present tense I/you/we/they run after he/she/it runs after present participle running after past tense ran after past participle run after 1) run after someone/something to chase someone or… … English dictionary
run after — (informal) PURSUE, chase; make advances to, flirt with; informal make up to, come on to, be all over, vamp; dated set one s cap at. → run * * * informal seek to acquire or attain; pursue persistently … Useful english dictionary
run after — verb a) To chase. That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars. b) To make a determined effort to win someones affections. She runs after any man in uniform! … Wiktionary
run after — phrasal 1. pursue, chase; especially to seek the company of 2. to take up with ; follow < run after new theories > … New Collegiate Dictionary
To run after — Run Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English