DO A MOONLIGHT / MIDNIGHT FLIT

Meaning of DO A MOONLIGHT / MIDNIGHT FLIT in English

( BrE , informal ) to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOONLIGHT — luce lunari
English interlingue dictionary
FLIT — translocar; (of birds) glissar, volettar ( a ci e ta)
English interlingue dictionary
MOONLIGHT — danag sa bulan
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOONLIGHT — I. noun Date: 14th century the light of the moon, II. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: back-formation from ~er Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLIT — intransitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIDNIGHT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English midnight, midniht, from Old English midniht, from midd, midde mid + niht night — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLIT — I. ˈflit, usu -id.+V verb ( flitted ; flitted ; flitting ; flits ) Etymology: Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLIT — trademark — used for an insecticide
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — (a.) Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.
Английский словарь Webster
MIDNIGHT — (a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Английский словарь Webster
FLIT — (a.) Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet.
Английский словарь Webster
FLIT — (v. i.) To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.
Английский словарь Webster
MOONLIGHT — ( a. ) Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — ( a. ) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — — moonlighter , n. /moohn"luyt'/ , n., adj., v., moonlighted, moonlighting . n. 1. the light of the moon. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — — midnightly , adj. , adv. /mid"nuyt'/ , n. 1. the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLIT — — flittingly , adv. /flit/ , v. , flitted, flitting , n. v.i. 1. to move lightly and swiftly; fly, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : the middle of the night ; specifically : 12 o'clock at night 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLIT — intransitive verb ( flit·ted ; flit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOONLIGHT — noun the light of the moon. 2. moonlight ·adj occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.
Webster English vocab
MIDNIGHT — noun the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. 2. midnight ·adj being in, or characteristic of, the middle …
Webster English vocab
FLIT — vi to be unstable; to be easily or often moved. 2. flit ·vi to remove from one place or habitation …
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
MOONLIGHT — [moon.light] n (14c): the light of the moon [2]moonlight vi moon.light.ed ; moon.light.ing [back-formation fr. moonlighter] (1957): to hold a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIDNIGHT — [mid.night] n (bef. 12c) 1: the middle of the night; specif: 12 o'clock at night 2: deep or extended darkness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLIT — [flit] vi flit.ted ; flit.ting [ME flitten, of Scand origin; akin to ON flytjask to move, OE fleotan to float] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOONLIGHT — moon|light BrE AmE ˈmuːn |laɪt ▷ moon|lighter/s laɪt ə/z AmE laɪt̬ ə r/z ▷ moon|lighting laɪt ɪŋ AmE laɪt̬ ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — midnight BrE AmE ˈmɪd naɪt ▶ ˌ midnight ˈ sun BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLIT — flit BrE AmE flɪt ▷ flits flɪts ▷ flitted ˈflɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈflɪt̬ əd ▷ flitting ˈflɪt ɪŋ AmE …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — / ˈmuːnlaɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] the light of the moon : to go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — / ˈmɪdnaɪt; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. 12 o'clock at night : They had to leave at midnight …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIT — / flɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -tt- ) 1. [ v , usually + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — I. moon ‧ light 1 /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . the light of the moon in the moonlight …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIDNIGHT — mid ‧ night S3 /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ night , ↑ midnight , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLIT — flit /flɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle flitted , present participle flitting ) [intransitive always + …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIDNIGHT — n. 1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. ømidnight blue a very dark blue. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLIT — v. & n. --v.intr. (flitted, flitting) 1 move lightly, softly, or rapidly (flitted from one room to another). 2 fly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOONLIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 the light of the moon. 2 (attrib.) lighted by the moon. v.intr. (-lighted) colloq. have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — n. 1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. midnight blue a very dark blue. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLIT — v. & n. v.intr. (flitted, flitting) 1 move lightly, softly, or rapidly (flitted from one room to another). 2 fly …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. the light of the moon. 2 (attrib.) lighted by the moon. --v.intr. (-lighted) colloq. have …
Oxford English vocab
MIDNIGHT — n.1 the middle of the night; 12 o'clock at night. 2 intense darkness. Phrases and idioms: midnight blue a very …
Oxford English vocab
FLIT — v. & n. --v.intr. (flitted, flitting) 1. move lightly, softly, or rapidly (flitted from one room to another). 2 fly …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — ( moonlights, moonlighting, moonlighted) 1. Moonlight is the light that comes from the moon at night. They walked along the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDNIGHT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Midnight is twelve o’clock in the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLIT — ( flits, flitting, flitted) 1. If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOONLIGHT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Moonlight is the light that comes from the moon at night. They walked along the road …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MIDNIGHT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Midnight is twelve o’clock in the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOONLIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE pale ▪ When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES midnight blue midnight sun morning/evening/midnight etc Mass ▪ Will I see you at morning Mass? …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLIT — verb PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES do a moonlight (flit) EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ In the greenhouse birds flit among …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDNIGHT — [noun] [U] - 12 o'clock in the middle of the nightThere's a great film on TV at midnight.The midnight film …
Cambridge English vocab
FLIT — [noun] [C](UK) When he discovered the police were after him, he did a (moonlight) flit (= he secretly left the …
Cambridge English vocab
MIDNIGHT — Synonyms and related words : all-night, atramentous, black, black as coal, black as ebony, black as ink, black as midnight, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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