lick

lick
[lɪk] n
1) (with tongue) Lecken nt kein pl, Schlecken nt kein pl;
can I have a \lick of your ice cream? lässt du mich mal an deinem Eis schlecken?
2) (small quantity)
a \lick of ein wenig;
the living room could do with a \lick of paint das Wohnzimmer könnte etwas Farbe vertragen
3) mus (in jazz) Lick m
4) (fam: speed)
to be going at a hell of a \lick einen [Affen]zahn draufhaben (sl)
at [quite a [or a good]] \lick ziemlich schnell, mit einem ziemlichen Zahn (fam)
PHRASES:
a [cat's] \lick and a promise (Brit) (fam) eine Katzenwäsche (fam) vt
1) (with tongue)
to \lick sth etw lecken [o schlecken];
to \lick an ice cream cone/lollipop an einem Eis/Lutscher schlecken;
to \lick the plate den Teller ablecken;
to \lick a stamp eine Briefmarke [mit der Zunge] befeuchten
2) (touch) etw belecken;
flames were \licking the curtains die Flammen züngelten an den Vorhängen hoch;
the waves were already \licking the bottom step die Wellen schlugen bereits an die unterste Stufe
3) (esp Am) (fam: defeat)
to \lick sb es jdm [aber mal so richtig] zeigen (fam), jdn [doch glatt] in die Tasche stecken (fam)
all right Joe, I know when I'm \licked also gut, Joe, ich gebe mich geschlagen
4) (solve)
to \lick sth [or to have got sth \licked] etw im Griff haben;
together we can \lick this gemeinsam kriegen wir das schon hin (fam)
to have got the problem \licked das Problem geknackt haben (fam)
5) (fam: thrash)
to \lick sb jdn verprügeln
PHRASES:
to \lick sb's arse [or (Am) ass] (vulg) jdm in den Arsch kriechen (vulg), ein Arschkriecher sein (vulg)
to \lick sb's boots [or shoes] jdm in den Hintern kriechen [o die Stiefel lecken] (pej) (fam)
to \lick one's lips sich dat [schon] die Lippen lecken;
to \lick one's wounds seine Wunden lecken vi
to \lick at sth flames, waves an etw dat lecken

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