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to+saw+off

  • 1 a-şi tăia singur craca de sub picioare

    to saw off the bough on which one is sitting
    to bite off one's nose
    to build a fire under oneself
    to burn one's own ship behind one
    to dig one's own grave
    to cook one's (own) goose
    to kill the goose that lays / laid the golden eggs
    to quarrel with one's bread and butter
    rar to spit on one's own blanket.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi tăia singur craca de sub picioare

  • 2 a tăia cuiva craca de sub picioare

    to cut the ground under / from under smb.'s feet
    to jump smb.
    to wipe smb.'s eyes
    to take the wind out of smb.'s sails
    rar to cut the grass from under smb.'s feet
    a-şi \a tăia cuiva craca de sub picioare </b>to saw off the bow on which one is sitting
    v. şi \a tăia cuiva craca de sub picioare singur \a tăia cuiva craca de sub picioare.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a tăia cuiva craca de sub picioare

  • 3 a o lua din loc

    to be off
    to go away
    to make oneself scarce
    sl. to beat / to hook / to off it
    to cut one's stick
    aprox. to saw one's timber
    amer. to scuttle away
    to toddle off
    to stir one's stumps
    to make one's getaway
    to take one's departure
    to scoot (off / away)
    to sling / to take one's hook
    amer. to pull one's freight
    s - o luăm din loc off we go!

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o lua din loc

  • 4 şterge-o!

    away with you! out you go! (get) out of the way! you trot away! run along! clear out! hop it! bundle off / away! go to grass!
    sl. clear the decks!
    sl. screw!
    sl. saw your timber!
    sl. bugger off!
    amer. beat it! go chase yourself! you just fade away! cart yourself away!

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > şterge-o!

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