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23 de nov. de 2008 · Los Angeles. English - US. Nov 23, 2008. #2. This is not a typical phrase in English (that I know of), and I know of no idioms like it in AE. So I think you can be very liberal in your translation. It just means: My bank account was so small it could fit under a duck/mouse/cockroach/etc. H.
10 de jun. de 2009 · Estados Unidos. Cuba, Espanol. Jun 10, 2009. #3. Para mí "crawl out of your skin" sería "escapar de tu propia piel", que además me parece una expresión muy poética. Rather than feeling awkward, shy and ready to crawl out of your skin and ready to run away and hide. En vez de sentirte incómoda, tímida y lista para escapar de tu propia ...
20 de ago. de 2009 · 20 Agosto 2009. #2. Off the top of my head, may be native speakers will add to that: creep: walk very guietly, slowly. crawl: move on your stomach or on your hands and knees. drag: move something that is on the ground by pulling on it; also figurative for doing something slowly or being tired, e.g. "I'm draging this morning=I'm tired this morning".
2 de jul. de 2009 · I agree with Kansas. Snakes slither. Spiders crawl. However, sometimes people are compared to snakes in a derogatory sense; for example, "there's a whole bunch of lawyers slithering around here" (You could also substitute "crawling" here to compare them to spiders or whatever animal or insect that crawls). In other words, to dehumanize someone.
29 de nov. de 2020 · curl up vi phrasal. (fold self into a ball) hacerse bolita loc verb. hacerse un bollo loc verb. hacerse un ovillo loc verb. The hedgehog curled up into a ball.
15 de mar. de 2016 · American English. Mar 15, 2016. #2. I'm guessing these turbines are big enough to actually crawl through ... if that's true, then it is a "Complete crawl-through inspection form" meaning a form that details the results of your "crawl-through inspection." If you search online, you'll find "crawl-through" and "crawl through" regarding gas turbines.
25 de mar. de 2015 · Crawl is simply to move forward on your hands and knees. Creep means to move stealthily (especially to avoid being noticed) or to behave obsequiously. If it's intended to mean something similar to crawl, then I would imagine it to be more like sliding along on your belly. (Simply put: crawl is on your hands and knees, and creep is on your belly)
26 de jun. de 2009 · Jun 26, 2009. #4. Well, as you know, to "grind to a halt" means to become (almost painfully) slower and slower until it is stopped. Therefore, to "grind to a crawl" would mean to become (almost painfully) slower and slower until it is only crawling. See "crawl" definition 2 in the WR dictionary.
18 de sept. de 2009 · Sep 18, 2009. #7. Ah, right, that helps. Sometimes people are reluctant to take advantage of new technology, or new features, or advanced facilities. Such people, faced with these developments, may be said to crawl into a hole - pretending that the new developments do not exist rather than learning how to take advantage of them.
29 de oct. de 2013 · Jul 31, 2008. #2. Crawl is simply to move forward on your hands and knees. Creep means to move stealthily (especially to avoid being noticed) or to behave obsequiously. If it's intended to mean something similar to crawl, then I would imagine it to be more like sliding along on your belly. S.
