laisser tomber — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bilk noun The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
- scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
Senses
laisser tomber is used for these senses in English:
- bilk (transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
- chicken out (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
- ditch (transitive) To discard or abandon.
- down (transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
- drop (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
- fold (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
- let down (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
- let go To emotionally disengage or distract oneself from a situation.
bilk — full definition
- noun The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- noun A deception, a hoax.
- noun A cheat or swindler.
ditch — full definition
- noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- verb To abandon or get rid of something or someone.
- verb To skip school or a class without permission.