HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE

Meaning of HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE in English

( saying ) the person who provides the money for sth can also control how it is spent

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

HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — see piper
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — see piper
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — кто платит тот и распоряжается
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — кто платит тот и распоряжается
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — Кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — Тот, кто платит волынщику, заказывает мелодию. Proverbs (Пословицы).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
HE WHO PAYS THE PIPER CALLS THE TUNE — кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку
English Russian slang dictionary
TUNE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES know a song/tune/poem etc (= be able to sing a song, play a tune, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIPER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB pay ▪ The man who pays the piper does his best to call the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIPER — сущ. 1) а) игрок на свирели, дудке; дудочник б) волынщик piper's cheeks ≈ раздутые, полные щеки; щекастый (о человеке) drunk …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIPER — сущ. 1) а) игрок на свирели, дудке; дудочник б) волынщик piper's cheeks ≈ раздутые, полные щеки; щекастый (о человеке) drunk …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIPER — flautist, cornamusero
English interlingue dictionary
PIPER — noun Date: before 12th century one that plays on a pipe
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNE — I. ˈt(y)ün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of ton, tone — more at tone 1. a. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIPER — I. ˈpīpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, one that plays a pipe, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAYS — present third singular of pay plural of pay
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALLS — present third singular of call plural of call
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
Английский словарь Webster
TUNE — (n.) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or …
Английский словарь Webster
PIPER — (n.) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts.
Английский словарь Webster
PIPER — (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular …
Английский словарь Webster
PIPER — (n.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe.
Английский словарь Webster
PIPER — (n.) See Pepper.
Английский словарь Webster
WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNE — ( n. ) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — ( n. ) See Pepper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — ( n. ) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — ( n. ) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — ( n. ) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNE — /toohn, tyoohn/ , n. , v. , tuned, tuning . n. 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — /puy"peuhr/ , n. 1. a person who plays on a pipe. 2. a bagpiper. 3. pay the piper , a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIPER — n. one who plays a flute; one who plays bagpipes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CALLS — n. contract to purchase stock
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TUNE — I. ˈtün, ˈtyün noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tun, tuen tone Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic : quality …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pron one; any; one. 2. who (·obj) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, …
Webster English vocab
TUNE — noun a sound; a note; a tone. 2. tune ·vt to sing with melody or harmony. 3. tune ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PIPER — noun ·see pepper. 2. piper ·noun one who plays on a pipe, or the like, ·esp. on a bagpipe. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUNE — [tune] n [ME, alter. of tone] (14c) 1 a archaic: quality of sound: tone b: manner of utterance: intonation; specif: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIPER — piper, Piper BrE AmE ˈpaɪp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ piper|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHO — / huː; NAmE / pronoun 1. used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUNE — / tjuːn; NAmE tuːn/ noun , verb ■ noun [ C ] a series of musical notes that are sung …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHO — who S1 W1 /huː/ BrE AmE pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwa ] 1 . used to ask …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUNE — I. tune 1 S3 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: tone ] 1 . [countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUNE — n. & v. --n. a melody with or without harmony. --v. 1 tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUNE — n. & v. n. a melody with or without harmony. v. 1 tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1. a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Oxford English vocab
TUNE — n. & v. --n. a melody with or without harmony. --v. 1. tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WHO — Usually pronounced /hu:/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUNE — ( tunes, tuning, tuned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tune …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIPER — ( pipers) 1. A piper is a musician who plays the bagpipes. N-COUNT 2. If you say ‘ He who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHO — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Who' is used as the subject …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHO — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (just) what/who you are looking for ▪ ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES he doth (= does ) old though it is/tired though he was etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHO — (ASKING) [pronoun] - used esp. in questions as the subject or object of a verb, when asking which person or …
Cambridge English vocab
PIPER — [noun] [C]We could hear a lone piper (= bagpipe player) playing.
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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