1.b> (of) / , ; ; small bits of sugar / - ; bits of broken glass ; on a bit of paper ; which bit of the film did you like the best ; he ate all the cake bit by bit - [.i> .i> ];
2.b> : a bit 1) , (); , ; he is a bit of a coward , ; I am a bit tired [worried] () []; he is a bit late ; it's a bit cold in here ; give me a bit ; wait a bit / / ; he lived in Belgium for a bit ; move up a bit, please , ; a bit at a time -, , ;
2) (of smth.) .i> (); , (); quite a bit of money ; he is quite a bit younger than you are ; she does quite a bit of training ;
3.b> .i> ; threepenny bit ; short bit .i> ; long bit ; two bits .i> ;
4.b> .i> .i> ;
5.b> , , ; this is strictly a fascist bit / , , ;
6.b> ; the familiar 1-2-3-4 bit to check the acoustics --- i> ;
7.b> , ; (i>); the bouffant bit / ;
bit part / role / .i>, .i> ; bit player ();
bit by bitb> [.i> .i> 1]; every bit asb> [.i> .i> everyr> ]; Florence is every bit as beautiful as Rome ; not a / one / bitb> ; it's not a bit of use complaining ; she didn't like the idea one bit ; ab> good /b> ab> nice /b> bitb> .i> , ; a good bit older ; a nice bit of money ; a bit of ab> .i> , ; ( / i>); to have a bit of a problem ; it was a bit of a shock ; a little bit of a fellowb> ; a nice bit of architectureb> ; a bit muchb> .i> , ; it's a bit much ; to bitsb> ) , ..i>; she tore the letter to bits / ; to go / to come, to fall / to bits , ; the vase went to bits ; ) , , ; I love my kids to bits ; to do one's bitb> .i> ; ; bits and piecesb> .i> / ; -; it will take a bit of doingb> ; to give smb. a bit of one's mindb> / ; ; to get a bit onb> .i> , .