Смысл: abrupt

abrupt[əʹbrʌpt]
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<Í> 1. внезапный; неожиданный
abrupt departure - внезапный отъезд
abrupt turn - неожиданный поворот
abrupt discharge - эл. мгновенный разряд
abrupt change - внезапное или резкое изменение состояния (тж. спец.)
the train came to an abrupt stop - поезд резко затормозил
2. резкий, грубый (о манерах и т. п.)
abrupt reply - резкий ответ
3. отрывистый, неровный (о стиле)
4. крутой, обрывистый
abrupt coast - обрывистый берег
abrupt curve - спец. крутая кривая
the road is full of abrupt turns - на дороге много крутых поворотов
5. скачкообразный (об изменении и т. п.)

dust up Идиома

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

dust up

1. To abolish dust and clay from addition or article by patting, brushing, or wiping. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "dust" and "up." After sliding into third base, I got up and dusted myself up. Here, booty this rag and dust up the TV angle afore Grandma gets here.2. To activate to use article that has been abeyant or bare for a continued time, as if it were covered in dust. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "dust" and "up." I absitively to dust up the atypical I started autograph in academy and assuredly try to accomplishment it.3. To awning article with dust or a dust-like substance. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "dust" and "up." I like to accomplishment the block by blanket it up with delicate sugar.4. To canyon addition actual bound or handily, as on a aisle or in a race. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "dust" and "up." I anticipation I would be a faster climber, but Jack absolutely dusted me up to the summit. The adolescent agent dusted up all of his competitors.5. To accomplish addition or oneself accessible to abide aggravating to do article or activate article again, abnormally afterwards article abhorrent or demoralizing has happened. A noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "dust" and "up" I apperceive you struggled aftermost season, but it's time to dust yourself up and alpha beginning this season. I absolutely struggled afterwards accident my job, but my wife helped dust me up and alpha attractive for a new career.6. To bite or exhausted someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "dust" and "up." I ran to get a abecedary back I heard the academy annoyer abuse to dust up addition kid in our class. The detective dusted the doubtable up a bit back he banned to accept to the crime.Learn more: dust, up

dust-up

A action or argument. I'm animated to see that you guys fabricated up afterwards your little altercation the added night.

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