She left her desk to go take a sweep in the women's john — Она вышла из-за стола и пошла в женский туалет, чтобы нюхнуть кокаину
She was afraid at first but now that she's hooked she takes a sweep with both barrels — Она сначала боялась, но теперь, когда она уже стала настоящей наркоманкой, нюхает кокаин обеими ноздрями
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
Sweep (book series) — Sweep Author(s) Cate Tiernan Country USA … Wikipedia
sweep|back — «SWEEP BAK», noun. the acute angle at which the wing of an aircraft slopes or slants backwards from the fuselage to the wing tip: »The wings pivot in such a way that they can be ranged with almost no sweepback for take off and landing (Observer) … Useful english dictionary
sweep by storm — • take (smth) by storm • sweep (smth) by storm 1. Capture by a sudden or very bold attack. The army took the town by storm and was easily able to capture all of the enemy troops. 2. Win the favor of, become popular with a group of people. The… … Idioms and examples
take by storm — • take (smth) by storm • sweep (smth) by storm 1. Capture by a sudden or very bold attack. The army took the town by storm and was easily able to capture all of the enemy troops. 2. Win the favor of, become popular with a group of people. The… … Idioms and examples
sweep up — verb 1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one s own (Freq. 1) She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith • Syn: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sweep (martial arts) — infobox martial art term title = Sweep pic = Haraigoshi.jpg picsize = picc harai goshi ). c = t = s = p = w = kanji = 足払い hiragana = あしばらい revhep = ashi barai kunrei = asi barai hangul = hanja = rr = mr = A sweep is the name used of two types of… … Wikipedia
sweep — I. /swip / (say sweep) verb (swept, sweeping) –verb (t) 1. to move, drive, or bring, by passing a broom, brush, or the like over the surface occupied, or as the broom or other object does: to sweep dust away. 2. to move, bring, take, etc., by or… …
sweep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, long, wide ▪ The house overlooks the great sweep of the St Lawrence River. ▪ single ▪ comprehensive … Collocations dictionary
sweep the board — phrasal or sweep the table 1. : to win all the bets on the table 2. : to win everything in sight : excel all competitors * * * sweep the board 1. To win everything 2. To take all the cards • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweep — I. verb (swept; sweeping) Etymology: Middle English swepen; akin to Old English swāpan to sweep, Old High German sweifen to wander Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush < swept the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweep*/ — [swiːp] (past tense and past participle swept [swept] ) verb I 1) [T] to clean a floor using a long brush Her work consisted mainly of making coffee and sweeping the floor.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move quickly or with a lot of force, or to take… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
