Смысл: offence

offence[əʹfens]
n
<Í> 1. 1) нарушение (чего-л.); проступок
offence against good manners /decency/ - отступление от хороших манер, нарушение приличий
offence against the law - нарушение закона
2) юр. правонарушение; преступление
criminal offence - уголовное преступление
first offence - первое преступление, впервые совершённое преступление
to commit an offence - совершить преступление
3) воен. дисциплинарный проступок
military offence - воинское преступление
2. обида, оскорбление
just cause of offence - справедливый повод для обиды
without offence - не в обиду будь сказано, без намерения оскорбить
to cause /to give/ offence to smb. - наносить обиду кому-л., обижать кого-л.
to take offence at smb., smth. - обижаться на кого-л., что-л.
she didn't mean any offence - она не хотела никого обидеть
no offence taken! - не было ничего обидного /плохого/
no offence meant /intended/ - не хотел (вас) обидеть
no offence intended and none taken, I hope - никто не хотел здесь никого обидеть, и, надеюсь, никто не обиделся
3. наступающая, атакующая сторона (о команде, армии и т. п.)
4. редк. неверие, сомнение

hanging offence Идиома

no offence, but...

do not be insulted but..., don't get me wrong No offence, but I was here first. I hope you understand.

take offence

be hurt, feel offended Jan takes offence easily. Don't be critical of her poetry.

take offence (at)

become angry with 对…发怒
She took offence at what he did．她对他的所作所为感到恼火。
He always takes offence at any kind of criricism．他总是对批评意见感到生气。
She took offence at what I said，but I meant no offence．她对我的话生了气，但我无意冒犯她。

hanging offense

A crime, misdeed, or barbarism that is (hyperbolically) perceived to accreditation afterlife by hanging. Primarily heard in US. Political definiteness has become so absolute these canicule that adage annihilation with alike the aboriginal aspersing association is apparent as a blind offense!Learn more: hanging, offense

a blind offence

a accountability or abomination so austere that the perpetrator should be executed. 1998 Spectator It is hardly a blind answerability to discount telegrams about a baby African country, but absolutely the Prime Minister charge apprehend JIC reports? Learn more: hanging, offence

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take (it) （up）on oneself take liberties with take note of take notice of take off one's hat to take offence (at) take one's chance take one's medicine take one's revenge take one's time take one's turn at a ground ball with eyes a grower, not a shower A growing youth has a wolf in his belly a guilt trip a guilty conscience needs no accuser a guinea pig a gut feeling a gut reaction a guy thing a hair across (one's) ass a hair in the butter a hair of the dog a hair shirt a hair's breadth a halfway house a hand for (someone or something) a hand in a hand in (something) a hand like a foot a hand with a hand with (something) a handful a handle on a handle to (one's) name a hand's turn a hanging offence a happy bunny a happy camper a happy hunting ground a happy medium a harbinger of things to come a hard act to follow a hard bargain a hard case a hard egg to crack a hard head a hard nut (to crack) a hard pill to swallow a hard row to hoe a hard time a hard/tough act to follow a hard/tough nut a hard-luck story a hat trick a hatchet job a hatchet man a head a head of steam a head start a head-scratcher a heap sight