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Значение идиомы let loose

[let loose] {v.} 1a. or [set loose] or [turn loose] To set free;loosen or give up your hold on.

The farmer opened the gate and letthe bull loose in the pasture.

They turned the balloon loose tolet it rise in the air.

1b. or [turn loose] To give freedom to do something; to allow to do what he wants.

Mother let Jim loose on the apple pie.

The children were turnedloose in the toy store to pick the toys they wanted.

1c. To stopholding something; loosen your hold.

Jim caught Ruth’s arm andwould not let loose.

Compare: LET GO, LET OUT. 2a. {informal} To letor make move fast or hard; release.

The fielder letloose a long throw to home plate after catching the ball.

2b.{informal} To release something held.

Those dark clouds are goingto let loose any minute.

Syn.: CUT LOOSE, LET GO. 3. {informal} Tospeak or act freely; disregard ordinary limits.

The teacher toldJim that some day she was going to let loose and tell him what shethought of him.

Mother let loose on her shopping trip today andbought things for all of us.

Syn.: CUT LOOSE, LET GO.


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  31. Значение идиомы give up [give up] {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. Thedog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn’t give it up. Jimmy isgiving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school. Compare:GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO. Contrast: HOLD ON TO. 1b. Toallow; permit. Ford gave up two […]...
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  33. Значение идиомы dish out [dish out] {v.} 1. To serve from a large bowl or plate. Ann’s mother asked her to dish out the beans. 2. {informal} To give in large quantities. That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents. 3. {slang} To scold; treat or criticize roughly. Jim likes to dish it […]...
  34. Значение идиомы hold on to [hold on to] {v. phr.} 1a. or [hold to] To continue to hold orkeep; hold tightly. When Jane played horse with her father, sheheld on to him tightly. The teacher said that if we believedsomething was true and good we should hold on to it. The old manheld on to his job stubbornly and would […]...
  35. Значение идиомы hold on [hold on] {v.} 1. To keep holding tightly; continue to holdstrongly. As Ted was pulling on the rope, it began to slip and Earlcried, “Hold on, Ted!” Syn.: HANG ON. 2. To wait and not hang up atelephone; keep a phone for later use. Mr. Jones asked me to holdon while he spoke to his […]...
  36. Значение идиомы let off [let off] {v.} 1. To discharge ; explode; fire. Willieaccidentally let off his father’s shotgun and made a hole in thewall. Syn.: GO OFF, LET LOOSE. 2. To permit to go or escape;excuse from a penalty, a duty, or a promise. Two boys were caughtsmoking in school but the principal let them off with a […]...
  37. Значение идиомы let out [let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. The guard letthe prisoners out of jail to work in the garden. Mother won’t letus out when it rains. Compare: LET LOOSE. 1b. {informal} To make come out of the mouth; utter. A bee stung Charles. He letout a yell and ran home. Father […]...
  38. Значение идиомы hold good [hold good] {v.} 1. To continue to be good; last. The coupon onthe cereal box offered a free toy, but the offer held good only tillthe end of the year. Attendance at the basketball games held goodall winter. 2. To continue; endure: last. The demand for newhouses held good all that year. The agreement between […]...
  39. Перевод слова plate Plate – тарелка, блюдо Перевод слова Bread plate – тарелка для хлеба, хлебница fish plate – рыбное блюдо plate of soup – тарелка супу the dinner will cost $10 a plate – ужин обойдется по 10 долларов с человека Give me that Plate, please. Дай мне, пожалуйста, ту тарелку. The Plates were piled high with […]...
  40. Значение идиомы play ball [play ball] {v. phr.} 1. To begin play in a ball game. When theumpire calls “Play ball,” the game begins. 2. {informal} To join inan effort with others; cooperate. To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with gangsters. A isoften good business to play ball with a political […]...
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