Stand up for yourself. Don't let your self be used as a door-mat. — Не позволяйте так унижать себя.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
door|mat — «DR MAT, DOHR », noun. 1. a mat placed near a door for wiping off the dirt from the bottoms of one s shoes before entering. 2. Informal, Figurative. a person or group that is easily taken advantage of, used, defeated, etc. 3. = knotgrass. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
Door — Door, n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th[ u]r, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan. d[ o]r, Sw. d[ o]rr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. dur, dv[=a]ra.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mat — This article is about a piece of fabric. For other uses, see Mat (disambiguation). A welcome mat from Lexington, Massachusetts. A mat is a generic term for a piece of fabric or flat material, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, and … Wikipedia
Mat — Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mat grass — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mat rush — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Door — For other uses, see Door (disambiguation). A door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space. When open, they admit ventilation… … Wikipedia
MAT-TRANS — Short for Matter Transmitter , a teleporter used as a plot device in James Axler s Deathlands and Outlanders series.The device is typically a six sided room with walls, floor and ceiling made of armaglass , a most likely fictitious type of glass… … Wikipedia
mat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew miṭṭāh bed Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor… … New Collegiate Dictionary
door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope … Collocations dictionary
Blank door — Door Door, n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura, dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th[ u]r, thor, Icel. dyrr, Dan. d[ o]r, Sw. d[ o]rr, Goth. daur, Lith. durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. dur, dv[=a]ra … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
