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4 +5 | in a makeshift manner |
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4 | see sentence |
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4 | On a wing and a prayer |
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by hook or by crook |
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Kovačević Ž, Srpsko-engleski frazeološki rečnik |
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in a makeshift manner Explanation: ili to improvise pomoću štapa i kanapa - improvizovano - in a single, crude fashion - in a makeshift manner Kad nemamo instrumente, izvešćemo to nekako pomoću štapa i kanapa. - As we have no instruments, we'll have to do it in a makeshift manner ref. Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, B. Milosavljević, M. Vilijams-Milosavljević http://www.thefreedictionary.com/makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-09-30 08:19:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.eudict.com/?lang=en2eng&word=do something in make... do something in makeshift manner - jury-rig http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/jury-rig... jury-rigged Definitions adjective (mainly nautical) set up in a makeshift manner, usually as a result of the loss of regular gear Usage examples Lighting is a problem: Glasgow already has one generator out, with another jury-rigged , and now she has another badly damaged. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jury-rig ju·ry-rig (jr-rg) tr.v. ju·ry-rigged, ju·ry-rig·ging, ju·ry-rigs To rig or assemble for temporary emergency use; improvise: The survivors of the wreck jury-rigged some fishing gear. |
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