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1 wild-goose chase
{'waildgu:s,tʃeis}
n глупаво/безнадеждно/безплодно търсене, безнадеждна работа
to send someone on a WILD-GOOSE CHASE пращам някого за зелен хайвер* * *{'waildgu:s,tsheis} n глупаво/безнадеждно/безплодно т* * *1. n глупаво/безнадеждно/безплодно търсене, безнадеждна работа 2. to send someone on a wild-goose chase пращам някого за зелен хайвер -
2 wild goose
wild goose[´waild¸gu:z] n (pl - geese [-´gi:z]) дива гъска; a \wild goose chase безнадеждна работа; търсене на нещо несъществуващо; to send s.o. on a \wild goose chase пращам някого за зелен хайвер, пращам някого да гони Михаля. -
3 goose
{gu:s}
I. n (pl geese) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.)
to chase the wild GOOSE гоня празни мечти
all his geese are swans много се хвали
II. v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника
III. n (pl gooses) вид шивашка ютия* * *{gu:s} n (pl geese {gi:s}) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.); to (2) {gu:s} v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника.{3} n (pl gooses {'gu:siz}) вид шивашка ютия.* * *(pl geese) n гъска;your GOOSE is cooked свършено е с тебе;all his geese are swans той много обича да преувеличава;goose; n (pl geese;{gi:s}) зоол. гъска (Anser) (и прен.); to chase the wild goose гоня празни* * *1. all his geese are swans много се хвали 2. i. n (pl geese) зоол. гъска (anser) (и прен.) 3. ii. v sl. ръгам в слабините/задника 4. iii. n (pl gooses) вид шивашка ютия 5. to chase the wild goose гоня празни мечти* * *goose [gu:s] I. n (pl geese [gi:s]) 1. гъска (и прен.); 2. гъше месо; • what is sauce for the \goose is sauce for the gander това, което е справедливо за един, е справедливо и за друг; един закон за всички; to turn geese into swans разг. разкрасявам, преувеличавам; all his geese are swans много се хвали; he can't say bo ( boh, boo) to a \goose и на мравката път прави; to chase the wild \goose гоня празни мечти; to send on a wild \goose chase пращам за зелен хайвер; to cook s.o.'s \goose прен. погубвам някого; насаждам на пачи яйца; to cook o.'s own \goose сам си навреждам (се погубвам); cooked ( gone) \goose изгубен (пропаднал) човек; to kill the \goose that lays the golden eggs убивам кокошката, която снася златните яйца, унищожавам източник на доход (богатство); everything is lovely and the \goose hangs high ост., разг. всичко е наред, всичко върви по мед и масло. II. n шивашка ютия. III. v sl ръчкам, мушкам отзад; стимулирам, насърчавам, поощрявам; the ad \goosed sales рекламата увеличи продажбите; IV. n ръчкане, мушкане отзад.
См. также в других словарях:
Wild goose chase — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild goose chase — wild goose chases also wild goose chase N COUNT: usu on N If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information. Harry wondered… … English dictionary
wild goose chase — wild goose .chase n a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to find, so that you waste a lot of time ▪ It looks like they ve sent us on a wild goose chase … Dictionary of contemporary English
wild goose chase — A wild goose chase is a waste of time time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully … The small dictionary of idiomes
wild-goose chase — n. any search, pursuit, or endeavor regarded as being as futile as trying to catch a wild goose by chasing it … English World dictionary
wild-goose chase — wild′ goose′ chase n. a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable; a senseless pursuit • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
wild-goose chase — wild goose ,chase noun count an attempt to find something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to discover … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wild goose chase — 1592, first attested in Romeo and Juliet, where it evidently is a figurative use of an earlier (but unrecorded) literal sense in reference to a kind of follow the leader steeplechase … Etymology dictionary
wild goose chase — ► NOUN ▪ a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable … English terms dictionary
wild-goose chase — noun the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑pursuit, ↑pursuance, ↑quest * * * noun Etymology: so called from the characteristic flight of wild geese in a group spaced at intervals behind a leader that sets the course 1.… … Useful english dictionary
wild goose chase — A wild goose chase is a waste of time time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone is sent on a wild goose chase, they waste their time looking for something that there is little chance… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
