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1 with flying colours
(with great success: He passed his exam with flying colours.) með glæsibrag -
2 drunk
1. verb(see drink.)2. adjective(overcome by having too much alcohol: A drunk man fell off the bus; drunk with success.) drukkinn, ölvaður3. noun(a drunk person, especially one who is often drunk.) drukkinn manneskja; fyllibytta- drunkard- drunken
- drunken driving
- drunkenness -
3 in vain
(with no success: He tried in vain to open the locked door.) árangurslaust -
4 congratulate
[kən'ɡrætjuleit]((often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc: She congratulated him on passing his driving test.) óska til hamingju- congratulation -
5 depend
[di'pend]( with on)1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) reiða sig á, treysta2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) vera uppá (e-n) kominn, vera háður3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) ráðast af•- dependant
- dependent
- it/that depends
- it all depends -
6 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) draga kjark út2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) letja; fá e-n ofan af e-u3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) draga kjark úr• -
7 hit the jackpot
(to win or obtain a lot of money or success: She must have hit the jackpot with the sales of her last album.) detta í lukkupottinn -
8 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) lofa (að)2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) lofa3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) lofa2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) loforð2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) fyrirheit• -
9 swollen-headed
adjective (too pleased with oneself; conceited: He's very swollen-headed about his success.) hrokafullur; sjálfumglaður
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be/feel flush with success — be/feel flush with success/optimism, etc. ► to be very successful, have a lot of hope for the future, etc.: »A rise in the price of corn means that many farmers are feeling flush with optimism. Main Entry: ↑flush … Financial and business terms
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be/feel flush with success/optimism, etc. — be/feel flush with success/optimism, etc. ► to be very successful, have a lot of hope for the future, etc.: »A rise in the price of corn means that many farmers are feeling flush with optimism. Main Entry: ↑flush … Financial and business terms
feel flush with success — be/feel flush with success/optimism, etc. ► to be very successful, have a lot of hope for the future, etc.: »A rise in the price of corn means that many farmers are feeling flush with optimism. Main Entry: ↑flush … Financial and business terms
meet with success — index prevail (triumph), succeed (attain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
be crowned with success — be blessed with success, be successful, prosper … English contemporary dictionary
flushed with success — flushed with success/triumph/etc phrase very excited and happy in a way that is obvious to other people, when you have achieved something good Thesaurus: feeling interested and excitedsynonym feeling happysynonym looking happy … Useful english dictionary
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