Verbs | |||||||
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| to guesstimate sth. | guesstimated, guesstimated | | etw.acc. über den Daumen peilen | peilte, gepeilt | | ||||||
| to suss things out (Brit.) [sl.] | die Lage peilen [coll.] | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| gepeilt | |||||||
| peilen (Verb) | |||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| at a rough estimate | über den Daumen gepeilt | ||||||
| by rule of thumb | über den Daumen gepeilt | ||||||
| to get the lie of the land[fig.] chiefly (Brit.) | die Lage peilen [fig.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to get the lay of the land[fig.] chiefly (Amer.) | die Lage peilen [fig.] | ||||||
Forum discussions containing the search term | ||
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| jetz hab ichs gepeilt | Last post 13 Oct 08, 19:31 | |
| son in der art.. oder jetz hab ichs geblickt.. oder gecheckt oder so.. | 8 Replies | |
| off the top of one's head - über den Daumen gepeilt | Last post 16 May 07, 10:21 | |
| m-w.com: off the top of one's head : in an impromptu manner "sat down and wrote the…story off | 18 Replies | |
| back of the fag packet | Last post 08 Apr 08, 09:37 | |
| He has obviously done a back of the fag packet on this one. The term "back of the fag packet… | 6 Replies | |








