chop about |
| а) внезапно менять направление (о ветре) б) меняться, изменяться When the storm arose, the wind chopped about and the little boat nearly sank. It`s better for a child to be treated severely all the time than to have parents who keep chopping about from kindness to cruelty. |
см. также другие слова , начинающиеся на C: |
| chop and change - проявлять нерешительность, колебаться; менять свои планы, взгляды и т. п. |
| chop around - изменять направление When the storm arose, the wind chopped around and the little boat nearly sank. We were walking along the street together when suddenly he chopped round and ran the other way. |
| chop back - урезать The government has promised to chop back its own spending in an effort to encourage the nation to do the same. |
| chop down - а) срубать The whole forest was chopped down to make room for the new airport. б) разрушать что-л. The committee members chopped down the chairman`s opinion. |
| chop in - вмешиваться в разговор |
| chop into - разгромить The opposing speakers chopped the politician`s argument into pieces. |
| chop logic - спорить, резонерствовать |
| chop off - а) отрубать The king`s head was chopped off. You could improve the tree by chopping off some of the upper branches. б) прерывать кого-л. The chairman chopped the speaker off in mid-sentence. |
