Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
look bleak — {v.} To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous. * /As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry s company./ * /Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak./ * /The future looked bleak when … Dictionary of American idioms
look\ bleak — v To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous. As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry s company. Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak. The future looked bleak when Father got… … Словарь американских идиом
bleak — [ blik ] adjective * 1. ) without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful: Things look very bleak for the team. Textile workers face a bleak future. paint a bleak picture (=say that the situation is not hopeful): The survey paints a bleak picture of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bleak Expectations — is a 6 part 2007 Radio 4 comedy series, first broadcast at 11.30am on Wednesdays from 15 August 2007, with the first series repeated on Radio 4 from 9 January 2008. It is a pastiche of the works of Charles Dickens, like Bleak House and Great… … Wikipedia
bleak */ — UK [bliːk] / US [blɪk] adjective Word forms bleak : adjective bleak comparative bleaker superlative bleakest 1) a) without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful Things look very bleak for the team. Textile workers face a bleak future. paint a… … English dictionary
bleak — adj. 1 without hope VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bleak — [[t]bli͟ːk[/t]] bleaker, bleakest 1) ADJ GRADED If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak... Many predicted a bleak future. Syn: gloomy Ant: bright Derived words … English dictionary
thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make … Collocations dictionary
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