- give smth. the go-by
- см. give smb. the go-by
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give smth. the go-by
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Give smth. the flick — give up an activity, job, etc. (rhyming slang flick pass = arse ) … Dictionary of Australian slang
give smth. the flick — Australian Slang give up an activity, job, etc. (rhyming slang flick pass = arse ) … English dialects glossary
give\ color\ to — • give color to • lend color to v. phr. To make (smth) seem true or likely. The boy s torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight. The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation … Словарь американских идиом
give\ the\ lie\ to — v. phr. literary 1. To call (someone) a liar. The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery. 2. To show (smth) to be false; prove untrue. The boy s dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed … Словарь американских идиом
Give the flick — get rid of smb. or smth. (rhyming slang flick pass = arse) … Dictionary of Australian slang
give the flick — Australian Slang get rid of smb. or smth. (rhyming slang flick pass = arse) … English dialects glossary
talk one into doing smth — • to talk one into doing smth • to talk one out of doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) to persuade (to dissuade) somebody to do something Edna talked him into going, said Tony. (M. Wilson) He acted immediately and calmly. Bunder would never, of… … Idioms and examples
talk one out of doing smth — • to talk one into doing smth • to talk one out of doing smth (from Idioms in Speech) to persuade (to dissuade) somebody to do something Edna talked him into going, said Tony. (M. Wilson) He acted immediately and calmly. Bunder would never, of… … Idioms and examples
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pass\ the\ buck — v. phr. informal To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. Mrs. Brown complained to the man who… … Словарь американских идиом
will have smb do smth — заставить (кого л. сделать что л.) His father will have him go in for medicine, the house master said. None can have him wear a formal dress for any function. The examiner will have him give the proper answer. Source: (Arakin 4, 10) … Idioms and examples
