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make it
(encz) | make it,mít úspěch Zdeněk Brož |
make it
(encz) | make it,udělat to Zdeněk Brož |
make it
(encz) | make it,zvládnout to Zdeněk Brož |
make it
(wn) | make it
v 1: continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He
survived the cancer against all odds" [syn: survive,
pull through, pull round, come through, make it]
[ant: succumb, yield]
2: succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his
book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in
science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" [syn: arrive, {make
it}, get in, go far]
3: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She
passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
[syn: pass, make it] [ant: bomb, fail, flunk,
flush it] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
make it better
(encz) | make it better,vylepšit v: Ondřej Světlík |
make it big
(encz) | make it big, |
make it easy
(encz) | make it easy,usnadnit v: Žaneta Veselková |
make it snappy
(encz) | make it snappy, |
make it up
(encz) | make it up,usmířit se v: po hádce Rostislav Svoboda |
make it up to someone
(encz) | make it up to someone,vynahradit to někomu [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
make it worse
(encz) | make it worse,zhoršit v: Ondřej Světlík |
make it yourself
(encz) | make it yourself,udělej to sám |
make it look good
(czen) | Make It Look Good,MILG[zkr.] |
To make it strange
(gcide) | Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
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Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
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5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
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She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
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Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
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Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.
Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.
To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
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To make it tough
(gcide) | Tough \Tough\, a. [Compar. Tougher; superl. Toughest.] [OE.
tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG.
z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close
to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.]
1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting
great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably
tough. "Tough roots and stubs. " --Milton.
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2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong;
-- of objects and people; as, tough sinews. --Cowper.
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A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . .
Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire.
--Dryden.
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The basis of his character was caution combined with
tough tenacity of purpose. --J. A.
Symonds.
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3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
tough phlegm.
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4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
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So tough a frame she could not bend. --Dryden.
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5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] " A tough
debate. " --Fuller.
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6. Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.
[PJC]
7. Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of
people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough
character.
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To make it tough, to make it a matter of difficulty; to
make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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To make it wise
(gcide) | Wise \Wise\ (w[imac]z), a. [Compar. Wiser (w[imac]z"[~e]r);
superl. Wisest.] [OE. wis, AS. w[imac]s; akin to OS. &
OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[imac]s,
w[imac]si, Icel. v[imac]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis;
akin to wit, v. i. See Wit, v., and cf. Righteous,
Wisdom.]
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1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive
information; erudite; learned.
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They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have
no knowledge. --Jer. iv. 22.
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2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning
and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,
proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best
means for accomplishing them; sagacious.
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When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.
--Shak.
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From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2
Tim. iii. 15.
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3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;
specifically, skilled in divination.
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Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now
with me; but she's gone.
Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of
Brentford? --Shak.
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4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.
[R.] "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and
wise." --Chaucer.
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Nor, on the other side,
Will I be penuriously wise
As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.
& Fl.
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Lords do not care for me:
I am too wise to die yet. --Ford.
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5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting
wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;
discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise
conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in
wise deport." --Milton.
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To make it wise, to make it a matter of deliberation.
[Obs.] "We thought it was not worth to make it wise."
--Chaucer.
Wise in years, old enough to be wise; wise from age and
experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]
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A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;
He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.
--Ford.
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You are too wise in years, too full of counsel,
For my green experience. --Ford.
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