- hurl an insult at
- Общая лексика: наброситься (на кого-л.) с нападками
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
insult — n. 1) to fling, hurl an insult at 2) to swallow, take an insult 3) to avenge an insult 4) a gratuitous; imaginary; nasty, vicious insult 5) an insult to (an insult to smb. s intelligence) 6) (misc.) a stream of insults; to add insult to injury *… … Combinatory dictionary
Insult — For the novel, see The Insult. For the 1932 film, see Insult (film). Homophobic insult ( Dero is gay ) scribbled in the dust in Catania (Italy) … Wikipedia
insult — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, grave, great, terrible ▪ one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody ▪ final, ultimate … Collocations dictionary
insult */ — I UK [ˈɪnsʌlt] / US [ˈɪnˌsʌlt] noun [countable] Word forms insult : singular insult plural insults a) an offensive remark throw/hurl insults at someone: He stormed off the pitch, hurling insults at the umpire. b) something that seems to show a… … English dictionary
insult — in|sult1 [ ın,sʌlt ] noun count * an offensive remark: throw/hurl insults at someone: He stormed off the field, hurling insults at the umpire. a. something that seems to show a lack of respect for someone or something: be an insult to: Such low… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hurl — verb Hurl is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abuse, ↑accusation, ↑brick, ↑grenade, ↑insult, ↑missile, ↑spear, ↑stone … Collocations dictionary
hurl — 01. The young boy [hurled] his eraser across the room and hit his friend in the head. 02. The old woman [hurled] abuse at the teenagers who had run though her garden stealing strawberries. 03. The monster began picking up cars and [hurling] them… … Grammatical examples in English
hurl a brickbat — Synonyms and related words: affront, call names, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, fleer at, flout, gibe at, give offense to, humiliate, insult, jeer at, jibe at, mock, offend, outrage, put down, scoff at, taunt, treat with indignity … Moby Thesaurus
insult — Synonyms and related words: abase, abuse, affront, airs, arrogance, asperse, aspersion, atrocity, barb, be above, be contemptuous of, brickbat, call names, care nothing for, clannishness, cliquishness, contemn, contempt, contemptuousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
Eric Zorn — Eric Zorn, born January 6, 1958, is a columnist and a blogger for the Chicago Tribune . Zorn plays and is an advocate for folk music.Zorn is a 1980 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was an arts section editor at the Michigan Daily… … Wikipedia
abuse — [n1] wrong use corruption, crime, debasement, delinquency, desecration, exploitation, fault, injustice, misapplication, misconduct, misdeed, mishandling, mismanage, misuse, offense, perversion, prostitution, sin, wrong, wrongdoing; concept 156… … New thesaurus