хромать

Несовер.; без доп. limp; be lame; be poor, leave much to be desired, be far from perfect, not be up to standard перен. хромать на правую ногу — to be lame in the right leg он хромает на обе ноги перен. — he is on his last legs у него хромает орфография — his spelling is poor, his spelling leaves much to be desired хром|ать — несов. limp; перен. разг. be* weak, be* oneś weak point; ~ на правую, левую ногу be* lame in the right, left leg; у него ~ает правописание разг. his spelling is weak.