Смысл: all-around

all-around1. [͵ɔ:ləʹraʋnd] n спорт.
<Í> многоборье

2. [͵ɔ:ləʹraʋnd] a
<Í> 1. = all-round
2. всеохватывающий, всеобъемлющий
all-around failure - полная неудача, полный провал, фиаско
the best all-around exhibit - наиболее полная /всеобъемлющая/ выставка
3. всесторонний; универсальный
all-around football player - футболист-универсал; футболист, который может играть и в защите и в нападении

throw weight around Идиома

around the bend

crazy or insane, off your rocker If I had to listen to that noise all the time, I'd go around the bend.

around the clock

twenty-four hours, 'round the clock Julie worked around the clock to finish her sewing project.

beat around the bush

speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.

been around

experienced, not naive, wasn't born yesterday "Margo's been around; she can work with the convicts."

bomb around

drive around, drive your car for fun, cruise """Where have you been?"" ""Bombin' around in Rod's car."""

bring around/round

restore to health or consciousness, cure The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

circles around you

much better than you, no contest Why do you play cards with her? She can play circles around you.

come around

begin to co-operate, believe, come onside When he reads the report, he'll come around. He'll believe us.

drive around

drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.

fart around

play instead of work, goof off, hang out When we were kids we used to fart around at my uncle's store.

throw (one's) weight around

To advance oneself in a controlling, domineering, or absolute manner; to exercise one's position of authority, power, or influence, abnormally to an ascendant or boundless degree. I'm ailing of Don advancing into these affairs and throwing his weight around. Can't he aloof leave us to our own devices? You can apprehend the big industries to bandy their weight about in adjustment to access the regulations.Learn more: around, throw, weight

throw one's weight around

Fig. to attack to bang-up bodies around; to accord orders. The commune administrator came to our appointment and approved to bandy his weight around, but no one paid any absorption to him. Don't try to bandy your weight about in this office. We apperceive who our bang-up is.Learn more: around, throw, weight

throw your ˈweight about/around

(informal) use your position of ascendancy or ability in an advancing way in adjustment to get what you want: He started throwing his weight around, shouting at anybody and cogent them what to do.Learn more: around, throw, weight

throw (one's) weight around

Slang To use ability or authority, abnormally in an boundless or heavy-handed way.Learn more: around, throw, weight

throw one's weight around, to

To use one’s abundance or continuing to dispense others; to act officiously. This announcement dates from the aboriginal twentieth aeon and uses weight in the faculty of “authority.” John P. Marquand had it in H. M. Pulham, Esquire (1941): “Bo-jo was a bastard, a big bastard. Perhaps he meant that Bo-jo sometimes threw his weight around.”Learn more: throw, weight

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throw your weight around là gì

throw weight around Идиома

around the bend

around the clock

beat around the bush

been around

bomb around

bring around/round

circles around you

come around

drive around

fart around

throw (one's) weight around

throw one's weight around

throw your ˈweight about/around

throw (one's) weight around

throw one's weight around, to

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