THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT

Meaning of THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT in English

three strikes and you're out | the ˌthree ˈstrikes rule

used to describe a law which says that people who commit three crimes will automatically go to prison

ORIGIN: From baseball, in which a batter who misses the ball three times is out.

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
RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
THREE — tri. THREEFOLD: triplic. THREE-CORNERED: triangulari, THREE-LEGGED: tripedat
English interlingue dictionary
THREE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project {{link=Three Kingdoms">Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three …
Английский словарь Британика
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE — I. ˈthrē adjective Etymology: Middle English three, thre, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKES — present third singular of strike plural of strike
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THREE — (n.) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — (n.) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
THREE — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — ( n. ) A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THREE — /three/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from three, adjective, from Old English thrīe (masculine), thrēo (feminine & neuter); akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THREE — adj one more than two; two and one. 2. three ·noun a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
THREE — [three] n [ME, fr. three, adj., fr. OE thrie (masc.), threo (fem. & neut.); akin to OHG dri three, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
THREE — three BrE AmE θriː ▷ threes θriːz ▶ ˌ three ˈ R's BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — three S1 /θriː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrie , threo ] 1 . the number …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RE- — prefix 1 attachable to almost any verb or its derivative, meaning: a once more; afresh, anew (readjust; renumber). b back; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THREE — n. & adj. n. 1 a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THREE — n. & adj. --n. 1. a one more than two, or seven less than ten. b a symbol for this …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREE — ( threes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Three is the number 3. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — Usually pronounced /ri:-/ for meaning 1, and before an unstressed syllable for meanings 2 and 3. Otherwise the pronunciation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE — You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — 1. Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a father of two/three/four etc (= a man with two, three etc children ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES des res say sorry/say that you're sorry ▪ It was probably too late to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THREE — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 3three cats/trees/housesa house with three bedroomsa three-bedroom house"How many children have you got?" "Three …
Cambridge English vocab
'RE — short form of are - You're late.We're going swimming this afternoon.They're coming to see us next week.
Cambridge English vocab
THREE — n. Three Emperors' League Three Gorges Dam Project Three Henrys War of the Three Kingdoms Three Mile Island Three Stooges
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RE — n. or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RE — n. do re mi in re re collect re treat
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRIKES — ➡ trade union
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
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Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
THREE — 1. числ. колич. три three times three 2. сущ. 1) тройка 2) мн. третий номер, размер 3) три очка 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRIKES — Удары
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RE- — прист. 1) образует слова со значением снова, заново, еще раз re-cover ≈ снова покрывать 2) образует слова со значением обратно, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RE — I сущ.; муз. ре Syn : D II предл.; юр.; коммерч. относительно, о, ссылаясь на; разг. касательно re your request …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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