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1 neck
n. 1. хүзүү, хоолой. The water was up to his \neck. Ус түүний хоолойгоор татаж байв. 2. med. ам, амсар. get it in the neck хурц шүүмжлүүлэх/ хатуу шийтгүүлэх. neck and neck (with sb/ sth) зуузай холбох. risk/ save one's neck амь өрсөх/ амьд гарах. v. хүзүү хоолойгоороо тэврэлдэх. -
2 wring
n. 1. агшилт. 2. мушгих. v. (pt, pp wrung) 1. \wring sth (out) мушгих, базах. 2. шувууны хүзүүг хуга мушгих. wring one`s hands гараа шархируулан дуугаргах. wring sb`s neck хүзүүгий нь хуга мушгих. If I find the person who scratched my car, I`ll \wring his neck! Машиныг минь будгийг ховхолсон амьтныг олдог юм бол ёстой хүзүүг нь хуга мушгиад өгье, гайгүй! \wring sth out of/ from sb арайхиж хэлүүлэх, хүч тулган байж үг хэлүүлэх. wringer n. цагаан хэрэглэлийн усны шахуурга. wringing net adj. шал нойтон, шалба норсон. -
3 millstone
n. тээрмийн чулуу. a millstone round one's/ sb's neck дааж давшгүй ачаа/ бэрхшээл.
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