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at sb's feet,
at the feet of sb adv | (in front of feet) | vid ngns fötter, framför ngns fötter adv |
| | The pencil was lying at his feet, just where he had dropped it. |
at sb's feet,
at the feet of sb adv | figurative (worshipping) (bildlig) | vid ngns fötter adv |
| | | under ngns kontroll adv |
| | Michael had all of the audience at his feet when he sang his latest hit song. |
| bare feet npl | (feet without shoes) | barfota adj |
| | | bara fötter adj + spl |
| | It's good to walk along the beach with bare feet and feel the sand between your toes. |
| | In some cultures, walking around in your bare feet in public is considered rude. |
| biped n | (animal with two feet) | djur med två fötter s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| chicken out vi phrasal | slang (lose courage) (vardaglig, bildlig) | få kalla fötter vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | fega ut vitr partikel |
| | | inte våga adv + vitr |
| | He was planning to ask her to the dance, but then he chickened out. |
| | Han hade tänkt att be henne gå till dansen med honom, men han fick kalla fötter. |
| | Han hade tänkt att be henne gå till dansen med honom, men han fegade ut. |
| | Han hade tänkt att be henne gå till dansen med honom, men han vågade inte. |
| chicken out of doing sth v expr | slang (not be brave enough to do) (bildlig) | få kalla fötter vbal uttr |
| | (slang) | banga för att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | Lee chickened out of going on the roller coaster at the last minute. |
| cold feet n | (loss of courage) (bildlig) | kalla fötter adj + spl |
| | Everyone gets nervous before their wedding; it's just cold feet. |
| get cold feet v expr | figurative, informal (abandon sth due to anxiety) (bildlig) | få kalla fötter vbal uttr |
| | He was starting to get cold feet about the wedding. |
| have second thoughts v expr | (reconsider) | tveka, tvivla vitr |
| | | ångra sig vitr + refl |
| | (bildlig) | få kalla fötter vbal uttr |
| | Oliver was originally very keen to join the army, but now he is having second thoughts. |
| have second thoughts about sth v expr | (reconsider sth) | tveka, tvivla vitr |
| | | ångra sig vitr + refl |
| | (bildlig) | få kalla fötter vbal uttr |
| | Denise was having second thoughts about getting married to Mick. |
hogtie sth/sb,
also UK: hog-tie sth/sb vtr | (tie feet together) (djur) | klavbinda⇒ vtr |
| | | binda djurs fötter vbal uttr |
| hold sb over vtr phrasal sep | informal (be enough for now) (bildlig) | hålla ngn på fötter vbal uttr |
| | | hålla ngn över ytan vbal uttr |
| | | vara tillräckligt för ngn vbal uttr |
| | I've got some potatoes and some tinned vegetables; that will hold me over until I go to the shops on Saturday. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (improve) (bli bättre, bildlig) | hämta sig, repa sig vitr partikel |
| | | komma på fötter v uttr |
| | We hope that sales will pick up next month. |
| rise to your feet v expr | (stand up) (formell) | ställa sig på sina fötter vbal uttr |
| | | ställa sig upp vbal uttr |
second thought,
on second thought (US),
second thoughts,
on second thoughts (UK) interj | informal (change of mind) (bildlig) | kalla fötter spl |
| | | tvekan, tveksamhet s |
| | I need to speak to the kids about this; on second thoughts, perhaps I'll wait until my husband gets home. |
| second thoughts npl | (regrets, doubts) (bildlig) | kalla fötter spl |
| | | tvekan, tveksamhet s |
| | Gary is having second thoughts about joining the army. |
| spoilt for choice expr | UK (having multiple options) | bortskämd med möjligheter uttr |
| | | att ha hela världen för sina fötter vbal uttr |
| | | kunna göra vad man vill vbal uttr |