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Czech to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Interview record | |||||||
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4 +2 | let someone have it |
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4 +1 | lay into |
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4 | to chew someone out |
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4 | rub his nose in it |
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3 | give someone grief |
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to chew someone out Explanation: very common American English idiom -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2018-02-10 09:02:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- So that sentence might read: When she zeroes in on someone, she chews him/her out even in front of the colleagues..... :) Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/chew-someone-out |
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give someone grief Explanation: "if she’s got it in for someone, she’ll even give them grief in front of their co-workers" |
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rub his nose in it Explanation: this will apply mainly to something in particular, kdy se ví, _co mu dá sežrat |
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let someone have it Explanation: "if she picks on someone, she'll even let them have it in front of their colleagues" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 hrs (2018-02-10 15:30:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/let_someone_hav... https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/let_someone_have_it |
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1 day 4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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