put someone off their stride
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put (someone) off (their) stride — British, American & Australian, British & Australian to take someone s attention away from what they are doing so they are not able to do it well. She was making funny faces at me, trying to put me off my stroke. When I m playing chess, the… … New idioms dictionary
put someone off their stride — to upset or trouble someone He wasn t going to let a bit of heckling put him off his stride … English dictionary
put off your stride — If you put someone off their stride, you distract them and make it hard for them to do or complete a task … The small dictionary of idiomes
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put off : present tense I/you/we/they put off he/she/it puts off present participle putting off past tense put off past participle put off 1) to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone not… … English dictionary
stride — stride1 [ straıd ] noun * count a long confident step: In three strides he had crossed the room. a. singular a way of walking with long steps: an easy stride b. count the distance you go in one long step: The horse was within strides of the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stride */ — I UK [straɪd] / US noun Word forms stride : singular stride plural strides [countable] a long confident step In three strides he had crossed the room. a) [singular] a way of walking with long steps an easy stride b) [countable] the distance that… … English dictionary
stride — stride1 [straıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step)¦ 2¦(improvement)¦ 3 take something in your stride 4 get into your stride 5¦(way of walking)¦ 6 break (your) stride 7 put somebody off their stride 8 (match somebody) stride for stride ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STEP)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stride — 1 verb past tense strode, past participle stridden (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk quickly with long steps (+ across/into/down): Clarice jumped off the porch and strode across the lawn. 2 noun 1 walking (C) a long step: Paco reached the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
