'guy rope

'guy rope
guy, 'guy rope, guy·line
1. guy [gaɪ] n
fam
1) (man) Kerl m, Typ m, Bursche m;
fall \'guy rope (fam: scapegoat) Sündenbock m, Prügelknabe m; (stooge) Hanswurst m, dummer August;
I'm sick of playing the fall \'guy rope for other people ich bin's leid, für andere meinen Buckel hinzuhalten [o den Prügelknaben zu spielen];
2) pl (esp Am, Aus) (people)
hi \'guy ropes! hallo Leute! (fam)
are you \'guy ropes coming to lunch? kommt ihr [mit] zum Essen?
3) (Brit) (dated: sb with a strange appearance) Schießbudenfigur f;
he looks a proper \'guy rope in that outfit in dieser Aufmachung sieht er aus wie eine Schießbudenfigur
4) (Brit) (effigy of Guy Fawkes) Guy Fawkes verkörpernde Puppe, die in der Guy Fawkes Night auf einem Scheiterhaufen verbrannt wird
2. guy [gaɪ] n, 'guy rope n, guy·line [ʼgaɪlaɪn] n
(Am) Spannseil nt, Halteseil nt; (for tent) Zeltschnur f

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