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MAKE A DENT IN SOMETHING

dent in something, make a expr infml He has hardly made a dent in his dinner Он почти не дотронулся до обеда By ten o'clock they haven't made a dent in their work Десять часов, а они еще не приступили к работе

  1. make a dent in something—make a dent in something translation make a dent in something .strong Lit.u to make a depression in something. I kicked the side of the car and made a dent in it. Plea...Dictionary of American idioms
  2. make a dent in something—expr infml He has hardly made a dent in his dinner Он почти не дотронулся до обеда By ten oclock they havent made a dent in their work Десять часов а они еще не приступ...Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики