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1 to smoke like a chimney
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2 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spirāles-; spirālveidīgs; vītņu-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spirālveidīgs2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) (cenu u.tml.) svārstības2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirāle; grīste3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) svārstīties; attīstīties spirālveidīgi- spirally* * *spirāle; svārstības; vīties spirālē; svārstīties; spirālveidīgs
См. также в других словарях:
smoke like a chimney — {v. phr.}, {informal} To smoke very heavily and continuously. * / If you continue smoking like a chimney the doctor told my uncle, you ll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer. / … Dictionary of American idioms
smoke like a chimney — {v. phr.}, {informal} To smoke very heavily and continuously. * / If you continue smoking like a chimney the doctor told my uncle, you ll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer. / … Dictionary of American idioms
smoke like a chimney — smoke tobacco incessantly * * * smoke like a chimney chiefly US informal : to smoke a lot of cigarettes, cigars, etc. She still smokes like a chimney despite warnings from her doctor. • • • Main Entry: ↑smoke … Useful english dictionary
smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney … The small dictionary of idiomes
smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Someone who smokes a large amount of tobacco on a regular basis is said to smoke like a chimney. My grandfather smoked like a chimney … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smoke like a chimney — in. to smoke a great deal of tobacco or other smokable substances. □ My uncle smoked like a chimney when he was living. □ Somebody who smokes like a chimney in a restaurant ought to be thrown out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smoke\ like\ a\ chimney — v. phr. informal To smoke very heavily and continuously. If you continue smoking like a chimney the doctor told my uncle, you ll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer … Словарь американских идиом
smoke like a chimney — chain smoke, smoke one cigarette after another, smoke a lot … English contemporary dictionary
Smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney … Dictionary of English idioms
smoke like a chimney — verb To smoke tobacco frequently … Wiktionary
chimney — chim|ney [ˈtʃımni] n ↑chimney, ↑gutter [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cheminée, from Late Latin caminata, from Latin caminus fireplace , from Greek kaminos] 1.) a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
