A SPRAT TO CATCH A MACKEREL

Meaning of A SPRAT TO CATCH A MACKEREL in English

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a small outlay or risk ventured in the hope of a significant return.

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English interlingue dictionary
SPRAT — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English sprot, from Old English sprott Date: 1537 1. a small European marine fish ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPRAT — or brisling Species ( Sprattus sprattus ) of edible fish in the herring family. Sprats are silver marine fishes that …
Английский словарь Британика
MACKEREL — Swift-moving, carnivorous, torpedo-shaped food and sport fishes (family Scombridae, order Perciformes) of temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Mackerels are 1–5.5 …
Английский словарь Британика
SPRAT — I. ˈsprat, usu -ad.+V noun or spret ˈspret, usu -ed.+V ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of (assumed) Middle English sprot, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACKEREL — I. ˈmak(ə)rəl noun ( plural mackerel or mackerels ) Etymology: Middle English makerel, from Old French, probably from makerel pimp, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPRAT — (n.) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch.
Английский словарь Webster
SPRAT — (n.) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. …
Английский словарь Webster
SPRAT — ( n. ) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRAT — ( n. ) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPRAT — /sprat/ , n. , pl. sprats , ( esp. collectively ) sprat for 1. 1. a species of herring, Clupea …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MACKEREL — /mak"euhr euhl, mak"reuhl/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) mackerel , ( esp. referring to two or more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MACKEREL — noun ( plural mackerel or mackerels ) Etymology: Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French Date: 14th century 1. : a scombroid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPRAT — noun a california surf-fish (rhacochilus toxotes); called also alfione, and perch. 2. sprat ·noun a small european herring (clupea …
Webster English vocab
MACKEREL — noun a pimp; also, a bawd. 2. mackerel ·noun any species of the genus scomber, and of several related genera. …
Webster English vocab
CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
Webster English vocab
SPRAT — [sprat] n [alter. of ME sprot, fr. OE sprott] (1537) 1 a: a small European herring (Sprattus sprattus) related to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MACKEREL — [mack.er.el] n, pl mackerel or mackerels [ME makerel, fr. MF] (14c) 1: a scombroid bony fish (Scomber scombrus) of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
MACKEREL — any of a number of swift-moving, streamlined food and sport fishes found in temperate and tropical seas around the world, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPRAT — sprat BrE AmE spræt ▷ sprats spræts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MACKEREL — mackerel BrE AmE ˈmæk r ə l ˈmæk ə r ə l ▷ mackerel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MACKEREL — / ˈmækrəl; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. mack·erel ) a sea fish with greenish-blue bands …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPRAT — Sprat, Jack BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Jack Sprat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPRAT — sprat /spræt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sprott ] a small fish that is cooked …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MACKEREL — mack ‧ e ‧ rel /ˈmæk ə rəl/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mackerel ) [uncountable and countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPRAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small European herring-like fish, Sprattus sprattus, much used as food. 2 a similar fish, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MACKEREL — n. (pl. same or mackerels) a N. Atlantic marine fish, Scomber scombrus, with a greenish-blue body, used for food. ømackerel …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPRAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small European herring-like fish, Sprattus sprattus, much used as food. 2 a similar fish, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MACKEREL — n. (pl. same or mackerels) a n. Atlantic marine fish, Scomber scombrus, with a greenish-blue body, used for food. mackerel …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPRAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small European herring-like fish, Sprattus sprattus, much used as food. 2 a similar fish, …
Oxford English vocab
MACKEREL — n. (pl. same or mackerels) a N. Atlantic marine fish, Scomber scombrus, with a greenish-blue body, used for food. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
Oxford English vocab
MACKEREL — ( mackerel) A mackerel is a sea fish with a dark, patterned back. They’d gone out to fish for mackerel. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MACKEREL — (~) A ~ is a sea fish with a dark, patterned back. They’d gone out to fish for ~. N-VAR …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SPRAT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In fact, Knight Gobies will eat anything from flake to lumps of sprat . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MACKEREL — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES holy cow/mackerel etc EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Examples of foods that contain beneficial fats are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MACKEREL — n. Swift-moving, carnivorous, torpedo-shaped food and sport fishes (family Scombridae, order Perciformes) of temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Mackerels are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CATCH — Synonyms and related words : OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MACKEREL — See: HOLY CATS or HOLY MACKEREL.
Slang English vocab
MACKEREL — A bawd: from the French maquerel. Mackerel- backed; long-backed.
Slang English vocab
CATCH — INDEX: 1. to catch a ball or other moving object 2. when the police catch a criminal 3. to catch …
Longman Activator English vocab
CATCH — n. 25B6; verb he caught the ball : SEIZE, grab, snatch, seize/grab/take hold of, grasp, grip, clutch, clench; receive, get, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATCH — v. 1 capture, seize, apprehend, take or get (hold of), grab, grip, grasp, take captive, hold, arrest, take prisoner, Colloq …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MACKEREL — See: HOLY CATS or HOLY MACKEREL.
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPRAT — сущ. 1) килька, шпрот; тж. любая мелкая рыба, похожая на кильку Syn : brisling 2) перен.; часто презр. а) худой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MACKEREL — сущ. макрель; скумбрия mackerel sky holy mackerel Syn : scomber (зоология) скумбрия, макрель (Scomber) > holy *! Боже мой! mackerel …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CATCH — 1. сущ. 1) поимка; захват 2) а) улов; добыча б) амер.; разг. урожай, жатва (особ. в количестве, которое делает дальнейшее …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPRAT — n 1. зоол. 1> килька, шпрот ( Clupea sprattus ) Sprat day - 9 ноября, начало сезона лова кильки 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MACKEREL — n зоол. скумбрия, макрель ( Scomber ) holy mackerel! см. holy
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CATCH — catch.ogg 1. kætʃ n 1. поимка; захват her catch was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CATCH — 1) захват, захватывающее приспособление || захватывать; зацеплять 2) задвижка; засов; шпингалет; защёлка 3) фиксатор, собачка 4) арретир || арретировать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CATCH — 1) захват, захватывающее приспособление || захватывать; зацеплять 2) задвижка; засов; шпингалет; защёлка 3) фиксатор, собачка 4) арретир || арретировать 5) текст. носик, выступ (платины) 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SPRAT — n 1. зоол. 1) килька, шпрот ( Clupea ~tus ) Sprat day - 9 ноября, начало сезона лова кильки 2) …
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