something is more like it
- something is more like it
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‘It got a hell of a reception,’ said Tiger squirming. ‘It took courage anyway,’ said George. ‘Lack of sense is more like it,’ said Jean. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Whatchers and the Watched’, ch. 14) — - Моя речь была встречена овацией, - сказал Тигр, смущенно поежившись. - Как бы то ни было, а на это нужна отвага, - заметил Джордж. - Скажи лучше, без головы нужно быть, - вставила Джин.
First he refused quite definitely to come to terms; then he made me an offer. ‘That's more like it,’ I said. — Вначале он решительно отказался вести какие-либо переговоры. Потом все-таки предложил свои условия. - Это уже лучше, - сказал я.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
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more like it — 1. more accurate or true. Chris said he was fascinated with her “madly in love” is more like it. They sit there thinking maybe hoping might be more like it that I can do something for them. 2. an improvement. “She thinks business may be better… … New idioms dictionary
that's more like it — That is better, that is more like what is required • • • Main Entry: ↑that * * * that’s more like it spoken phrase used for saying that something is more satisfactory than before That’s more like it! You’re really starting to improve. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
that's more like it — spoken used for saying that something is more satisfactory than before That s more like it! You re really starting to improve … English dictionary
That's more like it. — informal something that you say when someone improves an offer or an attempt. I can raise my offer to $500. That s more like it … New idioms dictionary
like — like1 [līk] adj. [ME lik, aphetic for ilik < OE gelic, similar, equal, lit., of the same form or shape, akin to Ger gleich < PGmc * galīka < * ga , prefix of uncert. meaning + * līka, body, (ON līk, Goth leik, OE lic): for IE base see… … English World dictionary
like — like1 W1S1 [laık] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(similar)¦ 2 what is somebody/something like? 3¦(example)¦ 4¦(typical)¦ 5 like this/that/so 6 just like that 7 something like 8 nothing like 9 there s nothing like 10 more like … Dictionary of contemporary English
like — I [[t]laɪk, la͟ɪk[/t]] PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES ♦ likes 1) PREP If you say that one person or thing is like another, you mean that they share some of the same qualities or features. He looks like Father Christmas... Kathy is a great mate … English dictionary
like — like1 [ laık ] function word *** Like can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He looks like his father. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): She looked like she was about to cry. as an adverb: I said, like … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
like — 1 /laIk/ preposition 1 similar in some way to something else: My mother has a car like yours. | He crawled out of the hut on his belly, like a snake. | very like: He s very like his brother. | look/sound/feel/taste/seem like: The building looked… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
