square up

kavga etmeye hazırlanmak

Birinin karşısına geçip onunla kavga etmeye hazırlanmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You face someone and get ready to fight them.

• The two men squared up.
• He squared up to me outside the club.
• She stepped back when the stranger began to square up.

Nasıl kullanılır: square up to someone (He squared up to the man who had pushed him.)

Eş anlamlılar: prepare to fight

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: square up to someone, square up angrily, square up in defense

borcunu ödemek, hesabı kapatmak

Birine borçlu olduğun parayı ödemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You pay someone the money you owe them.

• I will square up tomorrow.
• Have you squared up with Anna for the tickets?
• We squared up before leaving the hotel.

Nasıl kullanılır: square up with someone (I will square up with you after lunch.); square something up (We squared the bill up before leaving.)

Eş anlamlılar: settle up, pay back

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: square up with someone, square something up

karşı karşıya gelmek, karşılaşmak

Bir maçta veya yarışmada bir rakiple karşı karşıya gelmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You face an opponent in a match or competition.

• The teams square up tonight.
• Two leading candidates squared up in the debate.
• Who will square up against last year’s champion?

Nasıl kullanılır: square up against someone (Our team will square up against the champions.); square up to someone (She squared up to her rival in the final.)

Eş anlamlılar: face, compete against

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: square up against someone, square up to someone

gönyeye getirmek

Bir bloğu keserek veya işleyerek yüzlerini ve köşelerini tam dik açılı hale getirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: You cut or machine a block so its sides and corners are accurately square.

• Square up the block first.
• She squared up the insert on the milling machine.
• These blocks must be squared up before assembly.

Nasıl kullanılır: square something up (The machinist squared the metal block up.)

Eş anlamlılar: true up

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: square up blocks, square something up