Σύνθετοι τύποι:
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against his will,
against her will adv | (in opposition to wishes) | αντίθετα προς τη θέληση του επίρ |
| | Abby was taken to the cabin in the woods against her will. |
| deep down in his heart adv | (his conscience) | στα φυλλοκάρδια, βαθιά μέσα του έκφρ |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) (καθομιλουμένη, μεταφορικά) | σπάω τα νεύρα σε κπ, βγάζω κπ εκτός εαυτού έκφρ |
| | The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) (μεταφορικά) | τρελαίνω, φτιάχνω, ανάβω ρ μ |
| | | εξιτάρω ρ μ |
| | Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own expr | (everyone has their own preferences) | ο καθένας με τα γούστα του έκφρ |
| | | ό,τι αρέσει στον καθένα έκφρ |
Every dog has his day,
Every dog has its day expr | figurative (everyone will succeed) | θα 'ρθει και σένα η σειρά σου έκφρ |
| | | θα γυρίσει ο τροχός έκφρ |
| | | έχει ο καιρός γυρίσματα έκφρ |
give [sb] a taste of his/her/their own medicine,
give [sb] a dose of his/her/their own medicine v expr | figurative (punish [sb] using their own methods) | πληρώνω κπ με το ίδιο νόμισμα έκφρ |
give [sb] his walking papers,
give [sb] her walking papers v expr | US, slang (termination of employment) (καθομιλουμένη, μεταφορικά) | δίνω πόδι σε κπ εκφρ |
| | (αργκό, μεταφορικά) | σουτάρω ρ μ |
| | | απολύω ρ μ |
| | After Smith's plan went badly wrong his boss gave him his walking papers. |
| grace n | usually capitalized (title) | εξοχότητα ουσ θηλ |
| | (καθαρεύουσα, παλαιό) | εξοχότης ουσ θηλ |
| | His Grace appeared at the king's court last week. |
| | Η Εξοχότητά του εμφανίστηκε στην αυλή του βασιλιά την περασμένη εβδομάδα. |
| HM n | initialism (His Majesty) | Η Αυτού Μεγαλειότης περίφρ |
keep [sb] on their toes,
keep [sb] on his toes,
keep [sb] on her toes v expr | (make [sb] concentrate) | κρατάω κπ συγκεντρωμένο ρ μ + μτχ πρκ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | κρατάω κπ στην τσίτα έκφρ |
| | The teacher kept the students on their toes by giving them a surprise test. |
| leave [sb] to his/her/their own devices v expr | (not supervise [sb]) | αφήνω κπ χωρίς επίβλεψη έκφρ |
| | | αφήνω κπ να κάνει ότι θέλει έκφρ |
| | (να κάνει κτ αρνητικό) | αφήνω κπ ανεξέλεγκτο έκφρ |
| | (δεν φροντίζω) | αφήνω κπ στη μοίρα του έκφρ |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) (αρνητικό) | που αφήνεται στη μοίρα του/της περίφρ |
| | (θετικό ή αδιάφορο) | που τον αφήνουν να κάνει ότι θέλει περίφρ |
let off the leash,
let [sb] off the leash,
let [sb] off his/her leash v expr | figurative (release [sb] from restraint, control) | αφήνω κπ ελεύθερο έκφρ |
| | | δίνω σε κπ ελευθερία κινήσεων έκφρ |
| | When they saw that he could handle the job, they let him off his leash and he quickly moved up to a higher position. |
| | Όταν είδαν ότι μπορεί να φέρει σε πέρας τη δουλειά, τον άφησαν ελεύθερο και σύντομα ανελίχθηκε σε ανώτερη θέση. |
Lordship,
your Lordship,
his Lordship n | UK (term of address for British peer) | άρχοντά μου περίφρ |
| | What would your Lordship like to have for dinner tonight? |
make [sb] lose his concentration,
make [sb] lose her concentration v expr | (distract [sb]) (μεταφορικά) | αποσυντονίζω ρ μ |
| | | κάνω κπ να χάσει τη συγκέντρωσή του/της περίφρ |
| | | αποσπώ την προσοχή περίφρ |
| | The loud music made me lose my concentration. |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) (μεταφορικά) | κάνω να τρίζουν τα κόκαλα κπ έκφρ |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | κπ που κρατάει το λόγο του περίφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | ντόμπρος επίθ |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
On Her Majesty's Service,
On His Majesty's Service expr | UK, Can, AU, written (franking on government correspondence) | στην υπηρεσία της Αυτής Μεγαλειότητος περίφρ |
on his own,
all on his own adv | (without company) | μόνος του φρ ως επίρ |
| | (εμφατικός τύπος) | ολομόναχος επίρ |
on his own,
all on his own adv | (without help) | μόνος του φρ ως επίρ |
| | (εμφατικός τύπος) | ολομόναχος επίρ |
| keep [sb] on his/her toes v expr | figurative, informal (keep [sb] alert, ready) | κρατάω κπ σε εγρήγορση έκφρ |
| put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) | βάζω κπ στη θέση του έκφρ |
| | Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
| put [sb] on his/her guard v expr | (make wary) | θέτω κπ σε επιφυλακή έκφρ |
| | | κάνω κπ επιφυλακτικό περίφρ |
| | The way she looks at me puts me on my guard. |
| put [sb/sth] out of his/her/its misery v expr | (kill [sb/sth]) | κάνω ευθανασία σε κπ/κτ περίφρ |
| | The dog was so ill that the vet said it would be kinder to put him out of his misery. |
| put [sb] out of his/her misery v expr | figurative (finally give an answer, etc.) | σταματάω να παιδεύω κπ περίφρ |
| | The judges finally put the contestants out of their misery by announcing the winner. |
| put yourself in [sb]'s shoes v expr | figurative (try to empathize) | έρχομαι στη θέση κπ έκφρ |
| | | βάζω τον εαυτό μου στη θέση κπ έκφρ |
relieve of their job,
relieve [sb] of his job,
relieve [sb] of her job v expr | (dismiss or fire [sb]) | απολύω ρ μ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | διώχνω, σχολάω ρ μ |
| | (επίσημο) | απαλλάσσω κπ των καθηκόντων του έκφρ |
| stop [sb] in his/her tracks v expr | figurative (halt [sb]) | σταματάω, σταματώ ρ μ |
sweep [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (cause to fall in love) | ξετρελαίνω ρ μ |
| | | κάνω κπ να ερωτευτεί έκφρ |
| | (μεταφορικά) | μαγεύω ρ μ |
take [sb] at his word,
take [sb] at her word v expr | (believe [sb] is speaking honestly) | πιστεύω ρ μ |
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own expr | (everyone has different preferences) | περί ορέξεως... έκφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | περί ορέξεως κολοκυθόπιτα έκφρ |
| | Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own. |
what's-his-name,
whatshisname n | slang (man: forgotten name) (καθομιλουμένη) | πως τον λένε φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| | | αυτός αντων |
| | I ran into what's-his-name again this afternoon. |
| | Ξαναπέτυχα τυχαία τον πως τον λένε το απόγευμα. |