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bush [bushes] (category of woody plant) noun [UK: bʊʃ] [US: ˈbʊʃ] | busknoun |
bushing [bushings] (mechanical engineering: type of bearing to reduce friction) noun [UK: bʊʃ.ɪŋ] [US: bʊʃ.ɪŋ] | foringnoun |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | gå som katten rundt den varme grøten (circle like a cat around the warm porridge)verb |
hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) verb [UK: haɪd wʌnz laɪt ˈʌnd.ə(r) ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] [US: ˈhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌnd.r̩ ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] | |
saltbush (plant of the genus Atriplex) noun | meldenoun |