Смысл: mothballsmothball1.[ʹmɒθbɔ:l]n <Í> нафталиновый или камфорный шарик (от моли) to put in mothballs - а) проложить нафталином; б) разг.ставить на консервацию Í> 2.[ʹmɒθbɔ:l]vразг. <Í> консервировать ставить на консервацию Í>
mothballs Идиома
put sth in mothballs
Idiom(s): put sth in mothballs
Theme: SAVING
to put something in storage. (Often said of battleships.) • The navy put the old cruiser in mothballs and no one ever expected to see it again. • Let's just put this small bicycle in mothballs until we hear of a child who can use it.
put in mothballs Defer indefinitely or for a very long time, as in We've put the plans for a new library in mothballs. This expression alludes to storing woolen clothing or other items with marble-size balls of naphthalene or camphor to prevent them from being damaged by moths. [1940s]
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