AN OFFER I COULDN'T REFUSE

Meaning of AN OFFER I COULDN'T REFUSE in English

an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

AN OFFER I COULDN'T REFUSE — an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to …
English Idioms vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REFUSE — I. re·fuse rə̇ˈfyüz, rēˈf- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English refusen, from Middle French refuser, from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REFUSE — refuse 1 — refusable , adj. — refuser , n. /ri fyoohz"/ , v. , refused, refusing . v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFFER — — offerable , adj. — offerer, offeror , n. /aw"feuhr, of"euhr/ , v.t. 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REFUSE — I. re·fuse ri-ˈfyüz verb ( re·fused ; re·fus·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French refuser, from Vulgar Latin * refusare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFFER — I. ˈȯ-fər, ˈä- verb ( of·fered ; of·fer·ing -f(ə-)riŋ) Etymology: Middle English offren, in sense 1, from Old English offrian, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REFUSE — noun refusal. 2. refuse ·vt to disown. 3. refuse ·vi to deny compliance; not to comply. 4. refuse ·noun that …
Webster English vocab
OFFER — vi to present itself; to be at hand. 2. offer ·vi to make an attempt; to make an essay or …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
REFUSE — I refus|e verb BrE AmE ri ˈfjuːz rə- ▷ refus|ed d ▷ refus|es ɪz əz ▷ refus|ing ɪŋ II refuse …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFFER — offer BrE AmE ˈɒf ə AmE ˈɔːf ə r ˈɑːf- ▷ offer|ed d ▷ offering/s ˈɒf ə r‿ɪŋ/z AmE ˈɔːf …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REFUSE — I . *re·fuse / rɪˈfjuːz; NAmE / verb 1. to say that you will not do sth that sb has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFFER — / ˈɒfə(r); NAmE ˈɔːf-; ˈɑːf-/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. offer sth (to sb) (for sth) | offer sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REFUSE — I. re ‧ fuse 1 S2 W1 /rɪˈfjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFFER — I. of ‧ fer 1 S1 W1 /ˈɒfə $ ˈɒːfər, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REFUSE — v. 1 tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REFUSE — n. items rejected as worthless; waste. [ ME, perh. f. OF refusé past part. (as REFUSE) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REFUSE — v. 1 tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REFUSE — 1. v. 1. tr. withhold acceptance of or consent to (refuse an offer; refuse orders). 2 tr. (often foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
REFUSE — The verb is pronounced /rɪfju:z/. The noun is pronounced /refju:s/ and is hyphenated ref‧use. ( refusing, refused) Frequency: The word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFFER — ( offers, offering, offered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REFUSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be refused bail ▪ Relatively few defendants are refused bail. be refused membership (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFFER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES accept an offer ▪ In the end I had to accept his offer of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OFFER — I. noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous , kind ▪ conditional , unconditional (both …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REFUSE — INDEX: 1. to say that you will not do something 2. what you say when you refuse to do something …
Longman Activator English vocab
OFFER — INDEX: 1. when you offer something to someone 2. when you offer to help 3. to offer money for something …
Longman Activator English vocab
OFFER — See ↑ OFFER 1,2,3,4, ↑ PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make an offer • ↑ special offer • ↑ take …
Longman Activator English vocab
OFFER — n. 25B6; verb Frank offered another suggestion : PUT FORWARD, proffer, give, present, come up with, suggest, recommend, propose, advance, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
REFUSE — verb 1 BAD : He refused their lifestyle and decided to seek a simpler alternative. GOOD : He rejected their …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OFFER — verb 1 BAD : Her parents have offered me to go on holiday with them. GOOD : Her parents have …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
T — I сокр. от temperature температура II сокр. от tension напряжение; натяжение III сокр. от t - true истинный 20-я буква …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
T — сущ.; мн. Ts, T's двадцатая буква англ. алфавита mark with a T ист. ≈ выжигать вору клеймо в виде буквы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFFER — 1. сущ. 1) предложение to make an offer ≈ делать предложение to accept, agree to offer ≈ принять предложение to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
T — n ( pl Ts, t's ti:z ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1> серийный номер 20 или 19 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFFER — offer.ogg 1. ʹɒfə n 1. предложение an offer of support of food, of money - предложение поддержки пищи, денег an …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REFUSE — 1) отходы; остатки; отбросы; мусор 2) брак 3) цел.-бум. , полигр. бумажный срыв 4) пищ. выжимки • - barker refuse …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
REFUSE — 1) отходы; остатки; отбросы; мусор 2) брак 3) цел.-бум., полигр. бумажный срыв 4) пищ. выжимки • - barker refuse - burnable refuse - carbonaceous refuse - combustible refuse - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
REFUSE — 1) мусор 2) отвергать 3) отказывать 4) отрицать 5) отходы 6) твердые отбросы • refuse collection container — контейнер для сбора мусора - refuse incinerator - refuse pulp - town …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
T — n ( pl Ts, t's [ti:z] ) 1. 20-я буква английского алфавита 2. 1) серийный номер 20 или 19 2) …
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