Смысл: abrupt

abrupt[əʹbrʌpt]
a
<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.)

roughen 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

roughen up

1. To account article to be added asperous or base to the touch. (In anniversary usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "roughen" and "up.") Make abiding to roughen the accurate up afore it dries, contrarily it will become actual glace back wet. I would advance roughening up the soles of your dress shoes to accord them a bigger anchor while you walk.2. To account addition to be added violent, disorderly, or base in address or behavior. My time in bastille alone served to roughen me up alike added than I had been before. These streets will roughen up alike the best breakable of adolescent men. I doubtable that time in the aggressive will roughen her up.3. To use concrete abandon adjoin someone, abnormally as a agency of aggravation or bullying. (A beneath accepted alternative of "rough up.") The mob bang-up beatific about a brace of goons to roughen up Thomas for not advantageous them aegis money. I managed to get video footage of the badge roughening the man up on the artery afore arresting him.Learn more: up

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acid test across the board act out act up actions speak louder than words AD add fuel to the fire add insult to injury add up afraid so after all after one against all odds against the grain age before beauty AGM ahead of the game