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arrows
arrow1. [ʹærəʋ] n
<Í> 1. стрела
to hunt with bow and arrow - охотиться с луком (и стрелами)
straight as an arrow - а) прямой как стрела; б) честный, неподкупный (тж. straight arrow)
2. топ. колышек мерной цепи
3. 1) размерная стрелка (на чертеже)
2) стрелка-указатель
4. что-л. напоминающее по форме стрелу
arrows of lightning shot across the sky - небо прорезали зигзаги молний
5. (Arrow) астр. Стрела (созвездие)
♢ broad arrow = broad-arrow
an arrow left in smb.'s quiver - неиспользованное средство, оставшееся про запас
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2. [ʹærəʋ] v
<Í> 1. пускать стрелы
2. мчаться стрелой
3. отмечать стрелкой
the most important points are arrowed - самые важные пункты помечены стрелками
4. пронзать, прорывать
the pickerel would occasionally arrow the surface - щука иногда выскакивает на поверхность воды
5. резко подниматься
the plane arrowed upward to 75,000 feet - самолёт взвился /взмыл/ на высоту 75 000 футов
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rows Идиома
raise eyebrows
cause surprise or disapproval It really raised eyebrows when she appeared at the party unannounced.
raised eyebrows
shock, surprise, disapproval When Chuck and Di separated it caused some raised eyebrows.
arrows
darts, the equipment and the game itself
jimbrowsky
see Jimmy
raise (one's) eyebrows
feel shocked;cause surprise or disapproval(使)震惊
We all raised our eyebrows when we heard that two young men had beaten a tiger to death barehanded.当听到两个年轻人赤手空拳打死一只老虎时,我们不禁为之愕然。
The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom.公主与平民订婚的消息使全王国为之震惊。
raise some eyebrows
Idiom(s): raise some eyebrows
Theme: SURPRISE
to shock or surprise people mildly (by doing or saying something). (Some can be replaced with a few, someone's, a lot of, etc.)
• What you just said may raise some eyebrows, but it shouldn't make anyone really angry.
• John's sudden marriage to Ann raised a few eyebrows.
cause some eyebrows to raise
Idiom(s): cause (some) eyebrows to raise
Theme: SHOCK
to shock people; to surprise and dismay people.
• John caused eyebrows to raise when he married a poor girl from Toledo.
• If you want to cause some eyebrows to raise, just start singing as you walk down the street.
Drown your sorrows
If someone gets drunk or drinks a lot to try to stop feeling unhappy, they drown their sorrows.
If you fly with the crows, you get shot with the c
If you wish to be associated with a particular high risk and/or high profile situation and benefit from the rewards of that association, you have to accept the consequences if things go wrong - you cannot dissociate yourself.
Knit your brows
If you knit your brows, you frown or look worried.
to have blazing rows
to have big arguments: "We had a blazing row last night."
cause eyebrows to raise|cause|eyebrow|eyebrows|rai
v. phr. To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman's wig, he caused eyebrows to raise.
drown one's troubles|drown|drown one's sorrows|sor
v. phr., informal To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey. When Fred lost his job and had to give up his new car, he tried to drown his troubles at the nearest tavern.
raise eyebrows|eyebrow|eyebrows|raise
v. phr. To shock people; cause surprise or disapproval. The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom.
cause raised eyebrows
cause raised eyebrows
Also, raise eyebrows. Cause surprise or disapproval, as in At school his purple hair usually causes raised eyebrows. This transfer of a physical act (raising one's eyebrows) to the feelings it may express took place in the early 1900s. Lytton Strachey used the term in The Eminent Victorians (1918): “The most steady-going churchman hardly raises an eyebrow at it now.”
drown one's sorrows
drown one's sorrows
Drink liquor to escape one's unhappiness. For example, After the divorce, she took to drowning her sorrows at the local bar. The notion of drowning in drink dates from the late 1300s.
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