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сбить с то́лку — meaning in English

sbit s tolku

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English meaning

  • baffle verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  • discombobulate verb To make someone feel confused or muddled.
  • obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.

Senses

сбить с то́лку is used for these senses in English:

  • baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
  • discombobulate (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
  • mess up (transitive, slang) To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
  • obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  2. verb To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding.
  3. verb (nautical) Of wind or weather, to make it difficult for a ship to make headway.
  4. verb To slow down or control the flow of a liquid, gas, light or sound.
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