- scratch the surface of a subject
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
scratch the surface — if you scratch the surface of a subject or a problem, you only discover or deal with a very small part of it. Up to now newspaper articles have only scratched the surface of this tremendously complex issue. (usually + of) … New idioms dictionary
scratch the surface (of something) — scratch the ˈsurface (of sth) idiom to deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem • We left feeling that we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating country. Main entry: ↑scratchidiom … Useful english dictionary
scratch the surface — phrasal : to make a beginning on a project, progress, a solution of a problem, a field of inquiry, or an investigation * * * scratch the surface see under ↑surface • • • Main Entry: ↑scratch scratch the surface To deal only superficially with an… … Useful english dictionary
scratch the surface — When you only scratch the surface of a problem or subject, you deal with only a small part of it. Some countries are only scratching the surface of their environment problems … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
scratch the surface — verb To barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible. This course only scratches the surface of the subject … Wiktionary
scratch — [[t]skræ̱tʃ[/t]] scratches, scratching, scratched 1) VERB If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching. [V pron refl] He scratched himself under his arm... [V n] The old man lifted his cardigan to… … English dictionary
scratch — scratch1 [skrætʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rub your skin)¦ 2¦(cut somebody s skin)¦ 3¦(make a mark)¦ 4¦(animals)¦ 5¦(remove something)¦ 6¦(remove writing)¦ 7¦(make a noise)¦ 8 scratch the surface 9 scratch your head 10¦(stop something happening)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
scratch — 1 verb 1 RUB YOU SKIN (I, T) to rub your skin with your nails, especially because it itches (itch1 (1)): Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. 2 MAKE A MARK (T) to rub something sharp or rough against a hard surface so that it makes a thin… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surface — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ even, flat, level, smooth ▪ rough, uneven ▪ curved ▪ … Collocations dictionary
The Last Supper (Leonardo) — Refimprove|date=September 2008Infobox Painting| title=The Last Supper artist= Leonardo da Vinci year=1495 ndash;1498 type=tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic height=460 width=880 height inch=181 width inch = 346 city=Milan museum=Santa Maria delle … Wikipedia
scratch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, long, nasty ▪ light, little, minor, slight, small ▪ His … Collocations dictionary