TO SET THE WOLF TO KEEP THE SHEEP

Meaning of TO SET THE WOLF TO KEEP THE SHEEP in English

Приставить волка стеречь овец. Ср. Пустить козла в огород. Волк - не пастух, свинья- не огородник. Плохо овцам, где волк в пастухах

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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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WOLF — I Any of three extant species of canine . The gray, or timber, wolf ( Canis lupus ) is the …
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SHEEP — I bovid genus Ovis ) that have scent glands in the face and hind feet. Horns, if present, are more …
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WOLF — I. ˈwu̇lf noun ( plural wolves -lvz ; see sense 1 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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SHEEP — I. ˈshēp noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap, scēp; akin to …
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WOLF — — wolflike , adj. /woolf/ , n. , pl. wolves /woolvz/ , v. n. 1. any of several large carnivorous …
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SHEEP — — sheepless , adj. — sheeplike , adj. /sheep/ , n. , pl. sheep . 1. any of numerous ruminant …
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SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
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KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
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WOLF — I. ˈwu̇lf noun ( plural wolves ˈwu̇lvz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old …
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SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
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SHEEP — noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German …
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WOLF — adj a willying machine. 2. wolf ·adj an eating ulcer or sore. ·cf. lupus. 3. wolf ·adj a white worm, …
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KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
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WOLF — [wolf] n, pl wolves often attrib [ME, fr. OE wulf; akin to OHG wolf wolf, L lupus, Gk lykos] (bef. …
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SHEEP — [sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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WOLF — Gray wolf (Canis lupus). either of two species of wild doglike carnivores of the family Canidae. The gray, or timber, …
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SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
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SHEEP — sheep BrE AmE ʃiːp ▷ sheep's ʃiːps ▶ ˈ sheep's eyes BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sheep tick BrE AmE
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WOLF — / wʊlf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. wolves / wʊlvz; NAmE /) a large wild animal …
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SHEEP — / ʃiːp; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheep ) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its …
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SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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WOLF — I. wolf 1 /wʊlf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural wolves /wʊlvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wulf ] …
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SHEEP — sheep S2 W3 /ʃiːp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheep ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceap ] …
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SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
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KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
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WOLF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
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SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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WOLF — n. & v. n. (pl. wolves) 1 a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
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SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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WOLF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wolves) 1. a wild flesh-eating tawny-grey mammal related to the dog, esp. Canis lupus, preying …
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SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
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SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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WOLF — ( wolves, wolfs, wolfing, wolfed) 1. A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a large dog. N-COUNT 2. …
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SHEEP — ( sheep) 1. A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are …
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KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
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WOLF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES wolf whistle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE bad ▪ As shadows start to threaten …
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SHEEP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
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SHEEP — [noun] [C] [plural] sheep - a farm animal, with thick esp. whitish-coloured hair, that eats grass, and which is kept …
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SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
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KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
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WOLF — n. dire wolf Sacks Oliver Wolf Tasmanian wolf wolf spider Wolf Christa Wolf Hugo Filipp Jakob
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WOLF — n. Any of three extant species of canine . The gray, or timber, wolf ( Canis lupus ) is the …
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SHEEP — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ( BrE ), mountain ▪ lost ( often figurative ), stray ▪ the doleful cries of …
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KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
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WOLF — n. 25B6; noun . See list. 25B6; verb DEVOUR, gobble (up), guzzle, gulp down, bolt; informal put away, demolish, shovel …
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SHEEP — n. 25B6; noun ram, ewe, lamb, wether, bellwether, tup; Austral. informal jumbuck, woolly. See list. ovine. Sheep breeds Lonk Abyssinian …
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