Смысл: boggle

boggle1. [ʹbɒg(ə)l] n редк.
<Í> 1. испуг, страх (часто лошади)
2. разг. неумелая работа; путаница
what a boggle he did make of it! - ну и напутал он!
they got into that boggle in their expedition - они попали в переделку во время экспедиции
3. колебания, сомнения
to make boggle - колебаться

2. [ʹbɒg(ə)l] v
<Í> 1. (at) пугаться, бояться
2. отпрянуть, дёрнуться, отшатнуться
3. (at, about, over) колебаться, сомневаться, останавливаться
4. (at, over) делать (что-л.) неумело, портить
to boggle at a lock - не суметь открыть замок
to boggle over the exercise - напутать в упражнении
he boggled his first attempt - с первого раза у него ничего не получилось
5. идти на риск в игре, рисковать
6. лукавить, хитрить, увиливать
7. поражать, изумлять
to boggle imagination - поражать воображение
the distance of a light-year boggles the mind - расстояние в световой год нельзя себе представить /уму непостижимо/

boggle Идиома

boggle the mind

stop the normal thinking process by being fantastic or incredible, unbelievable It really boggles the mind when you think how quickly the Internet began to have a major impact on people's lives.

boggle your mind

confuse you, make your head spin These numbers boggle my mind. I don't understand them.

boggle one's mind

Idiom(s): boggle one's mind

Theme: CONFUSION

to confuse someone; to overwhelm someone.
• The size of the house boggles my mind.
• She said that his arrogance boggled her mind.

boggle the mind|boggle|mind

v. phr., informal To stop the rational thinking process by virtue of being too fantastic or incredible. It boggles the mind that John should have been inside a flying saucer!

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

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