The thief got so rattled when he saw the police following him that he drove his car into a ditch.
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get rattled — {v. phr.} To become confused, overexcited, or nervous. * /The thief got so rattled when he saw the police following him that he drove his car into a ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get rattled — {v. phr.} To become confused, overexcited, or nervous. * /The thief got so rattled when he saw the police following him that he drove his car into a ditch./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rattled — 1. mod. confused; bewildered. □ He tends to get a little rattled at minor things. □ Try not to get her rattled. 2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. □ After an hour of drinking, Bill was more than a little rattled … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
slightly rattled — 1. mod. upset; confused. (See also rattled.) □ Tom was slightly rattled by the trouble at the door. □ I’m slightly rattled. I’ll get over it. 2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. □ He’s only slightly rattled. He’ll recover by morning … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rattle — rat|tle1 [ˈrætl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German ratelen] 1.) [I and T] if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds ▪ Dan banged on her door and rattled the handle. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rattle — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shake, or make something shake, with quick repeated knocking noises: The windows rattled in the wind. | The beggar was rattling coins in an old mug. 2 (I) to move quickly, making a rattling noise (+ along/past/over etc): The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… … Wikipedia
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