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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: to hang one's hat on... | | XXX hangs its hat on the strength and integrity of its absolute commitment to the provision of quality ... |
|  Marinus VesseurKudoZ activityQuestions: 127 ( 2 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 11 closed without grading) Answers: 183
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| | sich verlassen auf; sich stützen auf; bauen auf | Explanation:
Das Unternehmen
1. to depend on something. The company's earnings were up 70% last year, but I don't think you can hang your hat on that kind of growth.
2. to believe something. It's hard to hang your hat on a lack of money as the real reason they didn't take the trip.
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Das Unternehmen (war leider aus Versehen abgeschnitten) ...stützt sich auf die Überzeugungskraft und Integrität, mit der es seine unbedingte Verpflichtung zur Qualität durchzusetzen gedenkt ...so in der Art |
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  Johanna Timm, PhD
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Local time: 06:09
| Grading comment Vielen Dank! Liebe Grüße!
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45 mins confidence: sich verlassen auf; sich stützen auf; bauen auf
Explanation:
Das Unternehmen
1. to depend on something. The company's earnings were up 70% last year, but I don't think you can hang your hat on that kind of growth.
2. to believe something. It's hard to hang your hat on a lack of money as the real reason they didn't take the trip.
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Note added at 52 mins (2006-06-07 01:59:10 GMT)
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Das Unternehmen (war leider aus Versehen abgeschnitten) ...stützt sich auf die Überzeugungskraft und Integrität, mit der es seine unbedingte Verpflichtung zur Qualität durchzusetzen gedenkt ...so in der Art
Example sentence(s):- The company's earnings were up 70% last year, but I don't think you can hang your hat on that kind of growth.
- It's hard to hang your hat on a lack of money as the real reason they didn't take the trip.
Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hang+hat+on
| | | Grading comment | Vielen Dank! Liebe Grüße! |
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3 hrs confidence: siehe unten
Explanation:
Eine freie Version, die so ganz ohne weitern Kontext m. E. das ausdrückt, was gemeint ist:
Top-Qualität ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg des Unternehmens XXX.
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| Jun 7, 2006 - Changes made by Anne Spitzmueller: | | Field | Tech/Engineering => Other | | Field (specific) | Construction / Civil Engineering => Idioms / Maxims / Sayings |
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