give someone a miss

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You'd do well to give this fellow a miss — Тебе стоило бы избегать этого парня

I strongly advise you to give these girls a miss — Я бы тебе настоятельно порекомендовал не связываться с этими девицами


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • miss — miss1 W2S1 [mıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not do something/fail to do something)¦ 2¦(not hit/catch)¦ 3¦(feel sad about somebody)¦ 4¦(feel sad about something)¦ 5¦(too late)¦ 6 miss a chance/opportunity 7¦(not see/hear)¦ 8 miss the point 9 something is not to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • miss — 1 /mIs/ verb NOT DO STH/FAIL TO DO STH 1 (T) to not go somewhere or do something, especially when you want to but cannot: I m really hungry. I missed breakfast. | Donna had to miss a week of school because of chickenpox. 2 NOT HIT/GET HOLD OF (I …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • miss — miss1 [ mıs ] verb *** ▸ 1 not reach ▸ 2 not be present at ▸ 3 be too late for ▸ 4 not hear/understand ▸ 5 opportunity/chance ▸ 6 avoid something bad ▸ 7 feel sad about ▸ 8 no longer have something ▸ 9 car engine ▸ 10 not have period ▸ + PHRASES… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • miss — I UK [mɪs] / US verb Word forms miss : present tense I/you/we/they miss he/she/it misses present participle missing past tense missed past participle missed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to fail to hit or reach something that you aim at The …   English dictionary

  • miss*/*/*/ — [mɪs] verb I 1) [I/T] to fail to catch, hit, or reach something I tried to catch the ball but missed.[/ex] An official said that the missiles had missed their targets.[/ex] 2) [T] to fail to be present for someone or something I had to miss a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • miss — I [[t]mɪ̱s[/t]] USED AS A TITLE OR A FORM OF ADDRESS ♦ Miss Misses (Please look at category 5 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N TITLE You use Miss in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman …   English dictionary

  • miss — {{11}}miss (n.1) late 12c., loss, lack; c. 1200, regret occasioned by loss or absence, from O.E. miss absence, loss, from source of missan to miss (see MISS (Cf. miss) (v.)). Meaning an act or fact of missing; a being without is from late 15c.;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • miss — miss1 verb 1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand.     ↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in.     ↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle).     ↘avoid or escape. 3》 (miss someone/something… …   English new terms dictionary

  • miss someone/something out — LEAVE OUT, exclude, miss (off), fail to mention, pass over, skip; Brit. informal give something a miss. → miss …   Useful english dictionary

  • Miss Earth 2003 — Date November 9, 2003 Presenters Ariel Ureta Venue UP Theater, Quezon City, Philippines Broadcaster ABS CBN, The Filipino Channel, Star World …   Wikipedia

  • Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends — Created by Based on the Miss Spider books by David Kirk Developed by Nadine van der Velde Starring Kristin Davis Robert Smith Rebecca Brenner Mitchell Eisner Julie Lemieux Scott Beaudin …   Wikipedia


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