- take the boat
- сесть на судно
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
take the wind out of your sails — take the wind out of (your) sails to make you feel less confident or determined. I was really mad at him, but he greeted me with flowers, which immediately took the wind out of my sails. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take the wind… … New idioms dictionary
take the wind out of sails — take the wind out of (your) sails to make you feel less confident or determined. I was really mad at him, but he greeted me with flowers, which immediately took the wind out of my sails. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take the wind… … New idioms dictionary
The Boat Race — Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge at the left. The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between… … Wikipedia
take the ground — phrasal : to run aground choose a boat that is able to take the ground easily Peter Heaton … Useful english dictionary
miss the boat — phrasal : to blunder badly by failing to grasp an opportunity in time or by making a false judgment waiting until after the candidates are nominated is waiting until you have missed the boat Marguerite J. Fisher & D.G.Bishop * * * miss the boat… … Useful english dictionary
miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you miss the boat, you fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you don t act quickly enough. I managed to get… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
miss the boat — Ⅰ. ► miss the boat informal be too slow to take advantage of something. Main Entry: ↑miss Ⅱ. ► miss the boat see MISS(Cf. ↑miss). Main Entry: ↑boat … English terms dictionary
miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity … The small dictionary of idiomes
miss the boat — verb To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action. The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal … Wiktionary
miss the boat — informal to fail to take advantage of an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough You should have sold that house a year ago – you missed the boat … English dictionary
Miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity … Dictionary of English idioms