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1 throw up
vt baciti uvis, dići, dizati; [mil] podići (nasip, barikade), sagraditi (barake); činiti da se ističe (o bojama); izbacivati, tvoriti (pjenu i dr.), napustiti (službu, mjesto i dr.), izbaciti, povratiti, izbljuvati (hranu itd.) / to throw one's eyes up = podići oči; to # one's hands = dići ruke uvis; to # the sponge = podleći, napustiti borbu ili natječaj, priznati svoj poraz, priznati se pobijeđenim; to # the card = baciti karte ([fig])* * *
potpis u obliku grafita u dvije ili više boja
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2 sponge
s 1.[zool] spužva 2.[mil] krpa za čišćenje cijevi oružja 3.nabujalo tijesto 4.[fig] muktaš, čankoliz, parazit / to throw up the # baciti mač u trnje, napustiti borbu, predati boksački susret, baciti ručnik u ring, priznati se pobijeđenim, okaniti se čega; [fig] to pass the # over=izbrisati, zaboraviti što s pranje, čišćenje spužvom / to have a # oprati se spužvom* * *
brisanje
brisati spužvom
Äišćenje
obrisati
pranje
spužva
trut
См. также в других словарях:
throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw\ in\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw\ up\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — phrasal or throw up the sponge or throw in the towel Etymology: fr. the practice of a boxer s second of throwing a sponge or towel into the ring for his fighter to wipe his face, this being taken as an admission that they were no longer willing… … Useful english dictionary
throw up the sponge — phrasal see throw in the sponge * * * throw up the sponge see under ↑sponge • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
throw in the sponge or towel — idi+inf throw in the sponge or towel, to concede defeat; give up … From formal English to slang
To throw up the sponge — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throw in the sponge — ► throw in the towel (or sponge) 1) (in boxing) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat. 2) admit defeat. Main Entry: ↑throw … English terms dictionary
