Смысл: calf-length

calf-length[ʹkɑ:fleŋθ]
a
<Í> (длиною) до икры или до щиколотки
calf-length skirt - удлинённая юбка

short of a length Идиома

go to great lengths/ go to any lengths

do whatever is necessary, never give up Cynthia will go to any lengths to find a dress designed by Voz.

on the same wavelength

thinking similarly about something We have been on the same wavelength for months about the need for change in the company.

at length

1．finally； at last最后；终于
He succeeded at length．他终于成功了。
At length there was a step forward in the negotiations．谈判终于有了进展。
He came at length．他终于来了。
2．in great detail详尽地
The two foreign ministers discussed the situation in this area at great length．两位外长详细讨论了这一地区的局势。
The teacher explained the text at length，教师详细地解释了课文。

go to any go to great lengths

do everything one can竭尽所能；不遗余力
Bill will go to any length to keep Dick from getting a date with Mary．比尔将尽一切努力阻止狄克与玛丽的约会。
He will go to any length to get what he wants．他将不顾一切要得到他想要的东西。

go to any length/go to great lengths

go to any length to great lengths

keep at arm's length

keep at a distance 保持一段距离
You had better keep him at arm's length．你最好不要和他过分亲近。

length by length

by making gradual progress 渐渐地进展
Length by length，a caterpillar got to the top of the tree．毛虫缓缓地爬到了树的顶端。

hold forth | speak at length

Idiom(s): hold forth | speak at length

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to speak at length. (Informal.)
• I've never seen anyone who could hold forth so long.
• The professor held forth about economic theory for nearly an hour.

go to any length

Idiom(s): go to any length

Theme: NEED

to do whatever is needed.
• I'll go to any length to secure this contract.
• I want to get a college degree, but I won't go to any length to get one.

short of a length

In cricket, a abbreviate commitment from the bowler to the batsman. Quit casting the brawl abbreviate of a length—that's how they're accepting so abounding hits!Learn more: length, of, short

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