- come amiss
- происходить не вовремя, некстати Syn : be amiss, go amiss
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come amiss
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come amiss — To be unwelcome or untoward • • • Main Entry: ↑amiss … Useful english dictionary
something would not come amiss — something would not go/come/amiss british phrase used for saying that something would be welcome, suitable, or useful An apology wouldn’t go amiss. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not go (or come) amiss — Brit. be welcome and useful. → the Amish … English new terms dictionary
not come amiss — not come/go aˈmiss idiom (BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation • A little luck wouldn t go amiss right now! Main entry: ↑amissidiom … Useful english dictionary
amiss — [[t]əmɪ̱s[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong. Their instincts warned them something was amiss... Something is radically amiss in our health care system. Syn: wrong 2) PHRASE: V… … English dictionary
amiss — /əˈmɪs / (say uh mis) adverb 1. out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly: * Yes, yes; we both wanted to make our own of her, and I think we did not do amiss, considering –catherine helen spence, 1867. –adjective 2. (used… …
amiss — I UK [əˈmɪs] / US adjective [never before noun] likely to cause difficulties or problems I was convinced that something was amiss. II UK [əˈmɪs] / US adverb something would not go/come amiss British used for saying that something would be welcome … English dictionary
amiss — adjective not quite as it should be; wrong. adverb dated wrongly or inappropriately. Phrases take something amiss be offended through misinterpreting something said. not go (or come) amiss Brit. be welcome and useful. Origin ME: prob. from ON á… … English new terms dictionary
amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amiss — 1 adverb 1 sth would not come/go amiss informal used to say that something would be suitable or useful in a situation: A cup of tea wouldn t go amiss. 2 take sth amiss to feel upset or offended about something that someone has said or done 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
not go amiss — (not) go amiss British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal if something would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation. A word of apology would not go amiss. (usually in conditional… … New idioms dictionary
