Смысл: comminute

comminute[ʹkɒmınju:t]
v
<Í> 1. 1) тонко измельчать, превращать в порошок
2) распылять
3) резать, рубить на мелкие части
2. дробить, делить на мелкие части (имущество и т. п.)

minute Идиома

one born every minute

many easy customers, lots of suckers """There's lots of suckers,"" he said. ""There's one born every minute!"""

talk a mile a minute

talk fast, talk quickly Mimi talks a mile a minute. It's hard to understand her.

there's one born every minute

there are lots of people who will believe anything, there are lots of suckers """Only a sucker would buy this car."" ""Right, and there's one born every minute."""

wait a minute

pause for a short time, think about this, hold it Wait a minute. Before we visit Doris, let's phone her.

for a minute

for a very short period of time一会儿；片刻
She hesitated for a moment and tears appeared in her eyes．她踌躇片刻，泪水从眼中涌了出来。
I did not lose my presence of mind for a moment．我一会儿也没有失去冷静。
Won't you come in for a moment？你不进来坐一会儿吗？
Not for a moment do I doubt that I'll pass the exam．我丝毫不怀疑我会通过这次考试。

for a moment/minute

in a minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll finish the work in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

in a moment/minute

very soon；in an instant即刻；马上；立即
I'll finish the work in a moment．我马上就做完这件事。
He'll be over in a moment．他马上就来。

the minute

the moment刚…就
I'll give him your message the minute he arrives. 他一到我就把你的信给他。

up-to-the-minute

Idiom(s): up-to-the-minute

Theme: RECENTLY

the very latest or most recent.
• I want to hear some up-to-the-minute news on the hostage situation.
• I just got an up-to-the-minute report on Tom's health.

every minute counts

Idiom(s): every minute counts AND every moment counts

Theme: TIME

time is very important.
• Doctor, please try to get here quickly. Every minute counts.
• When you take a test, you must work rapidly because every minute counts.
• When you're trying to meet a deadline, every moment counts.

at the last minute

Idiom(s): at the last minute

Theme: ENDINGS

at the last possible chance.
• Please don't make reservations at the last minute.
• Why do you ask all your questions at the last minute?

Laugh a minute

Someone who is a laugh a minute is very funny.

New York minute

(USA) If something happens in a New York minute, it happens very fast.

minutes of the meeting|meeting|minutes

n. phr. The notes taken by the recording secretary; of an official body or an association recording of what was said and transacted during the given session. "Shall we accept the minutes of our last meeting as read by the secretary?" the chairman asked.

up to the last minute|last minute|minute|up|up to

adv. phr. Until the last possible moment; until the very end. When I try to send in an important eyewitness report from the scene of a major accident, I must keep working up to the last minute.
Compare: TO THE BITTER END, UNDER THE WIRE.

just a minute

just a minute
Also, just a moment.
1) Wait a little bit. This expression is used before explaining oneself, as in Just a minute, I didn't mean that he was wrong, or to stop someone from something, as in Just a moment, I was here first. Also see hold everything.
2) Only a very short time, as in I'll be with you in just a minute.

mile a minute, a

mile a minute, a
Very rapidly, as in She was talking a mile a minute about the accident. This expression, alluding to the literal speed of 60 miles per hour, dates from the mid-1900s, when that speed was considered very fast, but it has survived into times of much greater velocity.

minute

minute
see at the last minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute, a; wait a minute.