- stick one's heels in
- expr infml
I'm gonna stick my heels in this time — На этот раз я буду непреклонна
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
stick one's heels in
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wait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stay, linger, tarry, abide, remain, bide [one s time], sit tight, cool one s heels (sl.), sweat it out (sl.); dally, procrastinate, delay; serve, attend; await, expect, look for. See expectation. II… … English dictionary for students
Avoidance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of pursuit. < N PARAG:Avoidance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abstention abstention abstinence Sgm: N 1 for bearance for bearance Sgm: N 1 refraining refraining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 … English dictionary for students
poke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prod, nudge, stick, push; search, pry; dawdle; jab, punch. See impulse, slowness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jab, thrust, punch; see blow 1 . v. Syn. jab, punch, crowd; see push 1 . III (Roget s … English dictionary for students
lateness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming after the expected time Nouns 1. lateness, tardiness, slowness, unpunctuality; delay, procrastination, deferring, deferment, postponement, adjournment, prorogation, retardation, respite;… … English dictionary for students
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
shake — v 1. vibrate, rattle, chatter; convulse, corn move, twitch, vellicate, toss and turn; shimmy, wiggle, rock, bounce, bob, dance, (both of dice) roll, toss; swing, sway, oscillate, wave, roll. 2. tremble, quiver, twitter, trill; pulsate, pulse,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wait — 1. verb 1) Jill waited while Jack fetched the water Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one s heels, twiddle one s thumbs; archaic… … Thesaurus of popular words
wait — 1. verb 1) we ll wait in the airport Syn: stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause, linger, loiter; informal stick around 2) she had to wait until her bags arrived Syn: stand by, hold back … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
drag — verb (drags, dragging, dragged) 1》 pull along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty. ↘take (someone) somewhere, despite their reluctance. ↘move (an image) across a computer screen using a mouse. 2》 trail along the ground. ↘search… … English new terms dictionary
