As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry's company.
Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak.
The future looked bleak when Father got hurt and could not work.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
look bleak — {v.} To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous. * /As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry s company./ * /Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak./ * /The future looked bleak when … Dictionary of American idioms
look bleak — {v.} To indicate misfortune; appear threatening or ruinous. * /As prices dropped lower and lower, things looked bleak for Henry s company./ * /Many witnesses gave testimony against Jerry and his case looked bleak./ * /The future looked bleak when … Dictionary of American idioms
bleak — [ blik ] adjective * 1. ) without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful: Things look very bleak for the team. Textile workers face a bleak future. paint a bleak picture (=say that the situation is not hopeful): The survey paints a bleak picture of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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bleak */ — UK [bliːk] / US [blɪk] adjective Word forms bleak : adjective bleak comparative bleaker superlative bleakest 1) a) without any reasons to feel happy or hopeful Things look very bleak for the team. Textile workers face a bleak future. paint a… … English dictionary
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bleak — [[t]bli͟ːk[/t]] bleaker, bleakest 1) ADJ GRADED If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. The immediate outlook remains bleak... Many predicted a bleak future. Syn: gloomy Ant: bright Derived words … English dictionary
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