Wilbur wouldn't take a fall. He doesn't have it in him.
•The boxer took a dive in the second round and made everyone suspicious.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take a dive — verb pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer • Hypernyms: ↑feign, ↑sham, ↑pretend, ↑affect, ↑dissemble • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal of … Useful english dictionary
take a dive — plan to lose, throw a game The boxer was paid to take a dive. He allowed his opponent to win … English idioms
take a dive — Go to take a fall … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take a dive — verb a) To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally. b) To lose or fail intentionally … Wiktionary
take a dive — Vrb phrs. To feign a foul or knockdown in sports … English slang and colloquialisms
take a dive/tumble/fall — vb to deliberately lose a boxing match or other contest. Expressions in use since the inter war years, originating in the USA … Contemporary slang
dive — [dīv] vi. dived or dove, dived, diving [ME diven < OE dyfan, to immerse, caus. of dufan, to dive, akin to ON dȳfa, to plunge, dūfa, a wave < IE base * dheup , DEEP] 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. to go underwater; submerge, as a… … English World dictionary
dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… … Combinatory dictionary
dive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of an aircraft ADJECTIVE ▪ steep, vertical ▪ gentle, shallow ▪ spiral VERB + DIVE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
dive — dive1 [ daıv ] (past tense dived or dove [ douv ] ) verb intransitive ** ▸ 1 jump into water ▸ 2 swim underwater ▸ 3 move downward ▸ 4 jump sideways/forward ▸ 5 lose value quickly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to jump into water with your head first and with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Dive!! — This article is about the shōnen manga. For the 2010 documentary film, see Dive!. For other uses, see Dive (disambiguation). Dive!! ダイブ (Daibu) Genre Sports Manga … Wikipedia
