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reflect well on something — reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth idiom to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people • This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Main entry: ↑reflectidiom … Useful english dictionary
reflect on something — reflect on (someone/something) to influence the reputation of a person, group, or organization. The outstanding work of our scientists reflects well on the entire university. If someone on our staff does a bad job, it reflects badly on all of us … New idioms dictionary
reflect on someone — reflect on (someone/something) to influence the reputation of a person, group, or organization. The outstanding work of our scientists reflects well on the entire university. If someone on our staff does a bad job, it reflects badly on all of us … New idioms dictionary
reflect on — (someone/something) to influence the reputation of a person, group, or organization. The outstanding work of our scientists reflects well on the entire university. If someone on our staff does a bad job, it reflects badly on all of us. Usage… … New idioms dictionary
badly — [[t]bæ̱dli[/t]] ♦♦♦ worse, worst 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly... The whole project was badly managed... The coalition did worse… … English dictionary
reflect on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reflect on : present tense I/you/we/they reflect on he/she/it reflects on present participle reflecting on past tense reflected on past participle reflected on reflect on someone/something to give people a… … English dictionary
reflect — re|flect [ rı flekt ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to show the existence or nature of something: He said that the statement did not reflect his own views. be reflected in: Public anger is reflected in the latest opinion polls. 2. ) intransitive to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reflect — /rI flekt/ verb 1 (T) if a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it throws back the light etc that hits it: White clothes are cooler because they reflect the heat. | The moon reflects the sun s rays. | be reflected in: She could see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reflect*/*/*/ — [rɪˈflekt] verb 1) [T] if a surface reflects something, you can see the image of that thing on the surface I caught a glimpse of them reflected in the mirror.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if something reflects light, heat etc, the light, heat etc comes back off … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
reflect on — re ˈflect on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they reflect on he/she/it reflects on present participle reflecting on past tense reflected on … Useful english dictionary
