to break the clods - разбивать глыбы
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
clod — clod·di·ness; clod·dish; clod·dy; clod·hop·per; clod·hop·per·ish; clod·hop·ping; clod·let; clod·ly; clod·pate; clod·pat·ed; clod; … English syllables
Clod — (kl[o^]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See {Clot}.] 1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. Clods of a slimy substance. Carew. Clods of iron and brass. Milton. Clods of blood. E. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] The earth that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clod — may refer to: a lump of dirt an oaf Beef clod The Antonov An 14, NATO reporting name Clod Frederick Clod, an early chemist This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
clod — (n.) lump of earth or clay, O.E. clod (in clod hamer field goer ), from P.Gmc. *kludda , from PIE *gleu (see CLAY (Cf. clay)). Synonymous with clot until 18c. Meaning person ( mere lump of earth ) is from 1590s; that of blockhead is from c.1600.… … Etymology dictionary
Clod — (kl[o^]d), v. i. To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See {Clot}. [1913 Webster] Clodded in lumps of clay. G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clod — Clod, v. t. 1. To pelt with clods. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clod — [klɔd US kla:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: CLOT2] 1.) a lump of mud or earth 2.) informal a stupid person … Dictionary of contemporary English
clod — [ klad ] noun count 1. ) a lump of dirt 2. ) INFORMAL a stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clod — [n] stupid person blockhead*, boor, chump, clown, dimwit*, dolt, dope*, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, fool, imbecile, lame brain*, lout, oaf, simpleton; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
clod — ► NOUN 1) a lump of earth. 2) informal a stupid person. ORIGIN variant of CLOT(Cf. ↑clot) … English terms dictionary
clod — [kläd] n. [ME & OE < IE * g(e)leu < base * gel , to make round > CLIMB] 1. a lump, esp. a lump of earth, clay, loam, etc. 2. earth; soil 3. a dull, stupid person; dolt 4. the part of a neck of beef nearest the shoulder cloddish adj.… … English World dictionary
