Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - hiding
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Hiding
hiding
(hidings) 1. If someone is in hiding, they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/Italy border... The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony. N-UNCOUNT: prep N 2. If you give someone a hiding, you punish them by hitting them many times. (INFORMAL) = beating N-COUNT 3. If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful. (BRIT INFORMAL) As regards commercial survival, a car manufacturer capable of making only 50,000 cars a year is on a hiding to nothing. PHRASE: v-link PHR c darkgreen]emphasis
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1. n. colloq. a thrashing. Phrases and idioms on a hiding to nothing in a position from which there can be no successful outcome. Etymology: HIDE(2) + -ING(1) 2. n. 1 the act or an instance of hiding. 2 the state of remaining hidden (go into hiding). Phrases and idioms hiding-place a place of concealment. Etymology: ME, f. HIDE(1) + -ING(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) сокрытие, упрятывание, утаивание 2) скрытность - information hiding - signal hiding ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. разг. порка to give smb. a good hiding —- выдрать (выпороть, вздуть) хорошенько кого-л. 2. прятание, скрывание to be in hiding —- сскрываться, прятаться; быть в бегах to go into hiding —- скрыться, спрятаться (от преследования) 3. сокрытие; утаивание 4. тайник, потайное место 5. (тайное) убежище, укрытие Id: on a hiding to nothing —- в безвыходном положении, в тупике ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun порка to give smb. a good hiding - выдрать, отколотить кого-л. как следует II noun - in hiding - go into hiding ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 be/go into hiding to hide somewhere because you have done something illegal or are in danger (The gang spent weeks in hiding before they were finally caught.) 2 give sb/get a good hiding spoken informal a) used to say that you will physically punish someone (Any more cheek from you and you'll get a good hiding.) b) to defeat someone or be defeated very seriously, especially in a sports game 3 be on a hiding to nothing BrE informal to be completely wasting your time trying to do something ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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