-
1 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) chňapnout, vytrhnout2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) ukrást pro sebe2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) chňapnutí2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) úryvek* * *• uchopit• chňapat• chňapnout -
2 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) popadnout2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) urvat2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) chňapnutí- grab at* * *• uchopit• popadnout• shrábnout
См. также в других словарях:
take the biscuit — (ironic) To surpass everything else • • • Main Entry: ↑biscuit * * * take the biscuit british informal phrase to be the most silly, stupid, or annoying thing in a series of things This latest plan of yours really takes the biscuit! Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
take the biscuit — Ⅰ. ► take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) informal be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind. Main Entry: ↑biscuit Ⅱ. ► take the cake see take the biscuit at BISCUIT(Cf. ↑biscuity) … English terms dictionary
take the biscuit — (UK) If something takes the biscuit, it is the absolute limit … The small dictionary of idiomes
take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) — informal be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind. → biscuit … English new terms dictionary
take the biscuit — verb a) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. Ive seen bad grammar, but this takes the biscuit. b) To be of no further use; to be near death. Syn: take the cake … Wiktionary
take the biscuit — (UK) If something takes the biscuit, it is the absolute limit. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression refers to something very irritating or annoying. After waiting for an hour, we were told that there were no seats left.… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take the biscuit — British informal to be the most silly, stupid, or annoying thing in a series of things This latest plan of yours really takes the biscuit! … English dictionary
(to) take the biscuit — • to add insult to injury, to be even worse than first thought. e.g. I can t believe what he did, that really takes the biscuit ! … Londonisms dictionary
take the biscuit — Vrb phrs. To beat all competition, to take all the honours, usually said ironically or with surprise. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
take the cake — Ⅰ. ► take the biscuit (or chiefly N. Amer. cake) informal be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind. Main Entry: ↑biscuit Ⅱ. ► take the cake see take the biscuit at BISCUIT(Cf. ↑biscuity) … English terms dictionary
take the cake — see take the biscuit … A concise dictionary of English slang
