gather dust

gather dust
   пылитьcя нa пoлкe, ocтaвaтьcя нeиcпoльзoвaнным
    The report was left to gather dust and not dealt with for years by the authorities. And then she played us an unfunny snatch from an old... record that has been gathering dust on my shelves for the past years

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  • gather dust — phrase to not be used or touched by anyone for a long time Too often, expensive toys just gather dust. Thesaurus: words used to describe extent of usehyponym to use something, or to be usedsynonym Main entry: gather * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • gather dust — to not be used or touched by anyone for a long time Too often, expensive toys just gather dust …   English dictionary

  • gather dust —    An idea, plan or project which is gathering dust is in fact stagnating or has not attracted attention for some time.     Just before the elections, the outgoing mayor produced plans for a new bridge which had been gathering dust for several… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • gather dust — to be forgotten or not used. Hugh s tennis racket has just been gathering dust since he hurt his back …   New idioms dictionary

  • gather — gath|er1 W2S2 [ˈgæðə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(come together)¦ 2¦(know/think)¦ 3¦(collect)¦ 4 gather speed/force/momentum etc 5 gather dust 6¦(cloth)¦ 7 gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts 8¦(clouds/darkness)¦ 9 gather somebody to you/gather… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gather — 1 verb 1 COME TOGETHER (I) to come together and form a group: On Fridays the men gather together at the mosque. | Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the US embassy. | gather around/round: I d like everyone to gather round so I can… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gather — [[t]gæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ gathers, gathering, gathered 1) V ERG If people gather somewhere, they come together in a group. [V prep/adv] In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked... [V n with together] The man signalled for me to… …   English dictionary

  • gather — gath|er1 [ gæðər ] verb *** ▸ 1 come together ▸ 2 search for and find ▸ 3 increase ▸ 4 bring things together ▸ 5 believe when not told ▸ 6 when clouds appear ▸ 7 make many folds in cloth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dust — n. 1) to gather; raise dust 2) fine, powdery dust 3) cosmic; gold; radioactive; volcanic dust 4) a cloud; layer; particle of dust 5) dust collects; settles 6) (misc.) from dust to dust * * * [dʌst] gold layer …   Combinatory dictionary

  • gather — I UK [ˈɡæðə(r)] / US [ˈɡæðər] verb Word forms gather : present tense I/you/we/they gather he/she/it gathers present participle gathering past tense gathered past participle gathered *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people gather, or if someone …   English dictionary

  • gather — /ˈgæðə / (say gadhuh) verb (t) 1. to bring (persons, animals, or things) together into one company or aggregate. 2. to get together from various places or sources; collect gradually. 3. to learn or infer from observation: I gather that he ll be… …  


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