n.
curved piece of metal, wood
1) a crochet; meat; pruning ~
blow delivered with bent arm
2) to deliver a ~ (he delivered a right ~ to his opponent's jaw)
misc.
(slang)
3) off the ~ ('relieved of responsibility')
n.
curved piece of metal, wood
1) a crochet; meat; pruning ~
blow delivered with bent arm
2) to deliver a ~ (he delivered a right ~ to his opponent's jaw)
misc.
(slang)
3) off the ~ ('relieved of responsibility')
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012