| slovo | definícia |
sidetracked
(encz) | sidetracked,odbočil v: Zdeněk Brož |
Sidetracked
(gcide) | Sidetrack \Side"track`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.]
1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of
track.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or
condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in
activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to
switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of
the census of school children. --Pop. Sci.
Monthly.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
get sidetracked
(encz) | get sidetracked,rozptýlit se [frsl.] něčím Pino |
Sidetracked
(gcide) | Sidetrack \Side"track`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.]
1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of
track.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or
condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in
activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to
switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of
the census of school children. --Pop. Sci.
Monthly.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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