Смысл: clutch

clutchI
1. [klʌtʃ] n
<Í> 1. 1) pl когти; лапа с выпущенными когтями
in the bear's clutches - в лапах у медведя, в медвежьих когтях
2) рука, лапа
2. 1) сжатие, захват, хватка
to make a clutch (at) - схватить захватить (что-л.)
he lost his clutch on the rope and fell - у него разжались пальцы, и он упал /сорвался/ с каната
2) власть; тиски; лапы, руки
in the clutch of poverty - в тисках нищеты
to get /to fall/ into smb.'s clutches - попасть в чьи-л. когти
to get out of smb.'s clutches - вырваться из чьих-л. когтей
the thief was in the clutches of the police - вор попался в руки полиции
in the clutch - в критическом положении
he seems to be at his best in the clutch - в острые моменты он всегда показывает себя с наилучшей стороны
3. тех.
1) сцепление, муфта
friction clutch - фрикционное сцепление
to throw in [out] the clutch - включить /выключить/ сцепление /муфту/
clutch case - авт. картер сцепления
clutch facing - накладка /фрикционная облицовка/ сцепления
clutch slip - авт. пробуксовка сцепления
2) зажимное устройство; сцепка; захват
3) кулачок

2. [klʌtʃ] a
<Í> 1. без ручки, без ремня
clutch bag /purse/ - сумочка, которую нужно держать в руке или подмышкой
2. без застёжек
clutch coat - пальто без пуговиц
3. амер. разг. надёжный; ≅ выручит в трудную минуту
a clutch player - игрок, на которого можно положиться

3. [klʌtʃ] v
<Í> 1) схватить, стиснуть; зажать
the mother clutched her baby in her arms - мать крепко прижимала ребёнка
2) схватиться, ухватиться
to clutch at a branch - ухватиться за сук
♢ a drowning man will clutch at a straw - утопающий (и) за соломинку хватается

II
1. [klʌtʃ] n
<Í> 1. 1) гнездо с яйцами
2) выводок
2. 1) группа людей
a clutch of chattering women - кучка болтающих женщин
2) скопление животных, скопище однородных предметов

2. [klʌtʃ] v
<Í> высиживать (цыплят и т. п.)

II
[klʌtʃ]
n сл.
<Í> подонок, мерзавец

IV
[klʌtʃ]
v прост.
<Í> оцепенеть (от страха, волнения); перестать соображать (обыкн. clutch up)

pearl clutch Идиома

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

clutch hitter (baseball)

(See a clutch hitter)

ride the clutch

drive a car with your foot on the clutch pedal If you ride the clutch, we will soon have to replace it.

clutch at straws

Idiom(s): clutch at straws

Theme: HOPE

to continue to seek solutions, ideas, or hopes that are insubstantial.
• When you talk of inheriting money, you are just clutching at straws.
• That is not a real solution to the problem. You are just clutching at straws.

Clutch play

If an activity is referred to as a clutch play, it means that the activity was the key to the success or failure of the venture. For instance, a clutch play in a baseball game may be striking out a batter with the bases loaded.

Succeed in the clutch

If you succeed in the clutch, you perform at a crucial time; it is particularly used in sports for the decisive moments of the game. The opposite is 'fail in the clutch.'

grasp at straws|at straws|clutch|clutch at straws|

v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws. The robber clutched at straws to make excuses. He said he wasn't in the country when the robbery happened.

ride the brake|brake|clutch|ride|ride the clutch

v. phr., informal To keep your foot on the pedal. Riding the brake is a bad habit for a driver to form.

clutch

clutch
see grasp at straws.

pearl-clutch

To acknowledge in a scandalized or ashamed address to once-salacious but now almost accepted things, events, situations, etc. Parents should try not to pearl-clutch every time their teenagers appear out of their allowance dressed outrageously—it alone makes them appetite to advance the envelope alike further. My mother would consistently pearl-clutch whenever I began cogent her about a new boyfriend, so eventually I chock-full bushing her in altogether.

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