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121Below (film, 2002) — Abîmes (film) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Abîmes et Below. Le sous marin USS Silversides (SS 236) ayant servi pour le film …
122Below, Georg von — (1858 1927) historian; among the Republic s lead ing academic opponents. He was born in Konigsberg to a family renowned for landholdings, officers, and bureaucrats. After abandoning plans to join the civil service,* he studied history, taking… …
123below — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. subordinate, lower, underneath. prep. under, beneath. See inferiority, lowness.Ant., above. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. 1. [Lower in position] Syn. beneath, underneath, down from; see under 1 …
124below\ the\ belt — adv. phr. 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. He struck the other boy below the belt. 2. informal In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. It was hitting below the belt for… …
125below the belt — If someone says something that is cruel or unfair, it is below the belt, like the illegal punches in boxing. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** An action or remark described as below the belt is considered to be unfair or cruel. … …
126below stairs — 1. British employed as a domestic servant The construction of town houses afforded day accommodation for the servants in cellars or semi basements and sleeping space in the attics, communication taking place through the back stairs of… …
127below decks — (also below deck) adjective & adverb in or into the space below the main deck of a ship. noun (belowdecks) the space below the main deck of a ship …
128below par — 1) their performances have been below par Syn: substandard, inferior, not up to scratch, subpar, under par, below average, second rate, mediocre, poor, undistinguished; informal not up to snuff, bush league 2) I m feeling below par Syn …
