A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations



Download 4,84 Mb.
Pdf ko'rish
bet254/1250
Sana28.06.2022
Hajmi4,84 Mb.
#714465
1   ...   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   ...   1250
Bog'liq
A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

come it strong • come on strong
come it strong —(also: go it strong ) speak or act in a way which
is too extreme: The newspaper’s description of the accident
was coming it a little strong.
come on strong —(also: come out strong ) 
1
. perform or contest
successfully: Cheevers has come on strong to maintain his rep-
utation as one of the best netminders in hockey.
= come it strong: Joe came on very strong last night about
the war in Indochina; most of us felt embarrassed.
come off • go off
come off —
1
. fall from smth. such as a bicycle, etc.: The horse
refused at the first fence, and that’s when I came off. 2. become
detached: When I lifted the jug up, the handle came off. 3.
(of an event) take place; succeed: My friend’s marriage didn’t
come off; his fiancée broke off the engagement.
go off —
1
. = come off 3: They dotted lit bars and tables
around the lot, and made sure the party went off without a
hitch. 2. fall asleep or faint: He didn’t seem to be able to go
off, so he went into the kitchen and made himself a cup of
tea. 3. explode; make a sudden noise : Just as the burglar
thought he was safely inside the house, the alarm went off. 4.
(of food) deteriorate; become unfit to eat: This milk was fresh
this morning, but it’s gone off. 5. (of gas, electricity, etc.) be-
come unavailable: Just as the weather turned cold, the elec-
tricity supply went off. 6. (of goods) sell: I found that the place
was one of no trade, and that my goods went off very slowly.
come off one’s perch • fall off one’s perch
come off one’s perch —(coll.) adopt a less arrogant manner
(also: get off one’s perch): What you’ve first got to do is to come
off your perch — and listen to what we want.
come into contact with someone
– 80 –


fall off one’s perch —(coll., dated) die: By the time I fall off
my perch, Britain may well be a republic.

Download 4,84 Mb.

Do'stlaringiz bilan baham:
1   ...   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   ...   1250




Ma'lumotlar bazasi mualliflik huquqi bilan himoyalangan ©hozir.org 2024
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling

kiriting | ro'yxatdan o'tish
    Bosh sahifa
юртда тантана
Боғда битган
Бугун юртда
Эшитганлар жилманглар
Эшитмадим деманглар
битган бодомлар
Yangiariq tumani
qitish marakazi
Raqamli texnologiyalar
ilishida muhokamadan
tasdiqqa tavsiya
tavsiya etilgan
iqtisodiyot kafedrasi
steiermarkischen landesregierung
asarlaringizni yuboring
o'zingizning asarlaringizni
Iltimos faqat
faqat o'zingizning
steierm rkischen
landesregierung fachabteilung
rkischen landesregierung
hamshira loyihasi
loyihasi mavsum
faolyatining oqibatlari
asosiy adabiyotlar
fakulteti ahborot
ahborot havfsizligi
havfsizligi kafedrasi
fanidan bo’yicha
fakulteti iqtisodiyot
boshqaruv fakulteti
chiqarishda boshqaruv
ishlab chiqarishda
iqtisodiyot fakultet
multiservis tarmoqlari
fanidan asosiy
Uzbek fanidan
mavzulari potok
asosidagi multiservis
'aliyyil a'ziym
billahil 'aliyyil
illaa billahil
quvvata illaa
falah' deganida
Kompyuter savodxonligi
bo’yicha mustaqil
'alal falah'
Hayya 'alal
'alas soloh
Hayya 'alas
mavsum boyicha


yuklab olish