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1 by half
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2 boast
n. övünme, iftihar, övünç, övünç kaynağı————————v. övünmek, övünç duymak, büyük konuşmak, iftihar etmek, böbürlenmek; palavra atmak* * *1. övün (v.) 2. övünç (n.)* * *[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) övünmek, kendini methetmek2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) övünme, kendini methetme- boastful- boastfully
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3 retort
n. imbik, sert cevap, anında yapıştırılan cevap————————v. sert cevap vermek, cevabı yapıştırmak, aynen karşılık vermek* * *1. sert cevap ver (v.) 2. sert cevap (n.)* * *[rə'to:t] 1. verb(to make a quick and clever or angry reply: `You're too old', she said. `You're not so young yourself,' he retorted.) tersleyerek cevap vermek2. noun(such a reply.) sert cevap
См. также в других словарях:
too clever for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym … Useful english dictionary
too clever by half — informal annoyingly proud of one s cleverness, and liable to overreach oneself. → clever … English new terms dictionary
not feel too clever — not feel/look/too clever british informal phrase to feel or look ill Thesaurus: to feel or be illsynonym Main entry: clever … Useful english dictionary
not look too clever — not feel/look/too clever british informal phrase to feel or look ill Thesaurus: to feel or be illsynonym Main entry: clever … Useful english dictionary
be too clever by half — British to be too confident of your own intelligence in a way that annoys other people. At school he had a reputation for arrogance. Too clever by half was how one former teacher described him … New idioms dictionary
too clever by half — British informal, showing disapproval very confident about your intelligence and skills in a way that annoys people … English dictionary
too clever by half — … Useful english dictionary
clever — 1 *intelligent, quick witted, brilliant, bright, smart, alert, knowing Analogous words: *quick, apt, ready, prompt: *versatile, all around, many sided: capable, competent, *able: *sharp, keen, acute Antonyms: du … New Dictionary of Synonyms
too nice for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym … Useful english dictionary
too generous for your own good — too clever/nice/generous/etc for your own good phrase so clever nice generous etc that it is a disadvantage instead of an advantage Alex is a little bit too clever for his own good. Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym … Useful english dictionary
too eager by half — too clever/eager/cocky/etc by half british spoken phrase used for showing that you do not approve of someone because they are clever enthusiastic confident etc in a way that annoys you People regularly accuse him of being too clever by half.… … Useful english dictionary
