词组 | punting |
释义 | (redirected from punting)take a punt at1. To make an attempt at; to try. John's taking a punt at writing for an online magazine. He says he likes it so far. 2. To make a guess or estimate about. Many tech websites like this try to take a punt at what cultural trends will be like, but few of them are ever on the mark. take (or have) a punt athave a go at; attempt. Australian & New Zealand informal 1998 Times: Magazine However cheerfully positive I can be about the future, the man from the Pru isn't going to take a punt on me living the full term. punt(pənt) in. to do something different in a pinch; to improvise. (From the act of kicking the ball in order to gain ground in football.) Everyone expected me to lose my temper, so I punted. I cried instead of getting mad. |
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