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1 kuyruk
"1. tail. 2. rear end, tail end, tail (of a vehicle or procession). 3. line, Brit. queue. 4. follower, attendant; retinue, suite (said sarcastically). 5. train (of a dress). 6. ponytail. 7. corner (of the eye). 8. breech (of a cannon). - acısı desire for vengeance; rancor. -una basmak /ın/ to make (someone) angry, put (someone) in a temper. -ta beklemek to wait in line. - çekmek /a/ to draw a line extending away from the corner of (one´s eye) (with a cosmetic). -u dikmek colloq. to run away; to take to one´s heels, skedaddle. -a girmek to join the line, Brit. get in the queue. -u kapana kısılmak/sıkışmak colloq. to be in a tight spot, be in a difficult position. -unu kısmak 1. to tuck its tail between its legs. 2. colloq. to be cowed, tuck one´s tail. -unu kıstırmak /ın/ colloq. to put (someone) in an embarrassing position, take (someone) down a peg or two, put (someone) in his place. - olmak to line up, form a line, Brit. queue up. - omurları anat. coccyges. - sallamak 1. to wag its tail. 2. colloq. to fawn over someone, play up to someone. -una teneke bağlamak /ın/ to make (someone) a laughingstock. -u titretmek/titremek slang to die, kick the bucket, give up the ghost." -
2 burnunu kırmak
to take sb down a peg (or two), to humiliate -
3 çadır
tent. - ağırşağı cap of a tent pole designed to keep the rain out. - bezi tent canvas. -ı bozmak to take down a tent. - çanağı/göbeği piece at the top of a tent pole to which the canvas is attached. - direği tent pole. - eteği tent skirt, apron of a tent. - kanadı tent flap. - kazığı tent peg. - kurmak to pitch a tent. - tablası flat wooden disk at the top of a tent pole.
См. также в других словарях:
take\ down\ a\ peg — • take down a notch • take down a peg v. phr. informal To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat … Словарь американских идиом
take down a peg — ( ● peg … Useful english dictionary
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take down a peg or two — Meaning To lower someone s high opinion of themselves. Origin Possibly derived from the naval practise of tying flag ropes to pegs. The higher the peg, the higher the status … Meaning and origin of phrases
take\ down\ a\ notch — • take down a notch • take down a peg v. phr. informal To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat … Словарь американских идиом
take someone down a peg — If someone is taken down a peg (or taken down a peg or two), they lose status in the eyes of others because of something they have done wrong or badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
take down a notch — or[take down a peg] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. * /The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take down a notch — or[take down a peg] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) less proud or sure of himself. * /The team was feeling proud of its record, but last week the boys were taken down a peg by a bad defeat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Take down a peg — humble … Dictionary of Australian slang
take down a peg — Australian Slang humble … English dialects glossary
