Смысл: curfew

curfew[ʹkɜ:fju:]
n
<Í> 1. 1) воен. комендантский час
2) разг. затемнение
2. ист. вечерний звон (сигнал для гашения света и тушения огня)
3. колпачок (для тушения огня)

Win a few, lose a few Идиома

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a man of few words

"a man who says little; who uses few words" Chung is a man of few words, but when he speaks, people listen.

break curfew

stay out later than the rules allow If you break curfew, the coach will remind you of the rules.

few and far between

very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between.

get off a few good ones

tell a few jokes, say a few funny lines When Rob spoke at our wedding he got off a few good ones.

had a few

a little drunk, buzzed He staggered a bit when he walked - like he'd had a few.

man of few words

(See a man of few words)

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

quite a few

" several; numerous."

tip a few

drink a few beer etc., bend your elbow Chuck used to tip a few when he was younger. He drank with us.

(you) win a few, (you) lose a few

In life, you will consistently accomplish in some situations while declining in others. Used abnormally as alleviation afterward some accident or failure. A: "I'm so apologetic to apprehend about the bold aftermost night." B: "Eh, win a few, lose a few. We'll aloof do our best and hopefully win abutting week." We had to shut the business down this week—you win a few, you lose a few in this industry.Learn more: few, lose, win