buck the trend
to go against the trend
TRANSLATION
gegen den Trend gehen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Impressive year for UK cinema - Cinema admissions in the UK have BUCKED THE European TREND by showing an increase in 2002. Early figures for the year show a rise of 10% in ticket sales on 2001, according to Screen Daily.
(BBC News - 15 January, 2003)
(BBC News - 15 January, 2003)
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buck
The noun buck is from Middle English bukke, from Old English buc, male deer,, and bucca, male goat.
The most common use of buck means dollar.
Besides today's example, you'll also find buck used in these other ways:
- to pass the buck = den schwarzen Peter weitergeben
- to pass the buck to so. = jmdm. den schwarzen Peter zuschieben
- to try to make a fast buck = eine schnelle Mark machen [coll.]
- Buck up! [coll.] = Mach schnell!
- where the buck stops = wo letztlich die Verantwortung liegt
The noun buck is from Middle English bukke, from Old English buc, male deer,, and bucca, male goat.
The most common use of buck means dollar.
Besides today's example, you'll also find buck used in these other ways:
- to pass the buck = den schwarzen Peter weitergeben
- to pass the buck to so. = jmdm. den schwarzen Peter zuschieben
- to try to make a fast buck = eine schnelle Mark machen [coll.]
- Buck up! [coll.] = Mach schnell!
- where the buck stops = wo letztlich die Verantwortung liegt
