APPLES AND PEARS

Meaning of APPLES AND PEARS in English

Noun. Stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use.

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APPLES AND PEARS — stairs
Cocney English vocab
PEARS — plural of pear present third singular of pear
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLES — plural of apple
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEARS — /pairz/ , n. Peter , 1910-86, British tenor.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLES — /ap"euhlz/ , adj. Australian Slang. well or fine; under control.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEARS — Pears family name (i) BrE AmE pɪəz AmE pɪ ə rz , (ii) BrE AmE peəz AmE pe ə rz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEARS — Pears, Sir Peter /pɪəz $ pɪərz/ BrE AmE (1910–86) a British ↑ tenor (=a male singer with a fairly high …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEARS — (1910–86) an English singer with a tenor voice, who worked a lot with Benjamin Britten . In 1948 they started …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
APPLES — n pl (low) 1. яички 2. женская грудь
Dirty English-Russian vocab
PEARS — Перз (фирменное название туалетного мыла концерна "Юнилевер" (Unilever)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
PEARS — spear
Anagrams English vocabulary
PEARS — Груши
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Яблоки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEARS — Груша
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Скуоль
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — - apples and piers
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
APPLES — яблоки В США выращивают свыше 7 тыс. сортов яблок, из них 20 сортов охватывают 90 процентов рынка. Наряду со свежими яблоками …
APPLES — яблоки В США выращивают свыше 7 тыс. сортов яблок, из них 20 сортов охватывают 90 процентов рынка. Наряду со свежими …
PEARS — "Перз" (фирменное название туалетного мыла концерна "Юнилевер" [Unilever])
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
PEARS — Груши
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Яблоки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — яблоко
Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES AND PEARS BRIT. — apples and pears Brit. rhyming slang stairs. → apple
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEARS, SIR PETER (NEVILLE LUARD) — born June 22, 1910, Farnham, Surrey, Eng. died April 3, 1986, Aldeburgh, Suffolk British tenor, a singer of outstanding skill …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEARS, SIR PETER — Pears, Sir Peter /pɪəz $ pɪərz/ BrE AmE (1910–86) a British ↑ tenor (=a male singer with a fairly high …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAND PEAR — noun 1. : snow pear 2. a. : a Chinese pear ( Pyrus pyrifolia ) with large white flowers and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUINCE — fruit tree of the genus Cydonia, of the rose family (Rosaceae). The much-branched shrubs or small trees have entire leaves …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEAR — any of several species of the genus Pyrus, especially Pyrus communis, of the rose family (Rosaceae), which is one of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DATING — in geology, determining a chronology or calendar of events in the history of the Earth, using to a large degree …
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CIDER — the expressed juice of apples, used as a beverage or for making other products (such as applejack, vinegar, or apple …
Britannica English vocabulary
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
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RUSSELL, BERTRAND
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ROSALES — rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Rosidae. Its members include some of the best-known ornamental …
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MEDFORD — city, Middlesex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Mystic River just north of Boston. It was founded in …
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HESPERIDES — ( (Greek: "Daughters of Evening"), ) singular Hesperis, in Greek mythology, clear-voiced maidens who guarded the tree bearing golden apples …
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DOCUMENT: CHARLES C. COFFIN: FOUR YEARS OF FIGHTING: ... — Autobiographies written by Union soldiers and journalists often included accounts of conversations with newly-freed slaves; the section of Sherman's memoir …
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CIDER — / ˈsaɪdə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈhard cider ) [ U , C ] an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNLIKE — I. un ‧ like 1 W3 /ʌnˈlaɪk/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . completely different from a particular person or thing: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNIQUE — u ‧ nique S3 W2 AC /juːˈniːk/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ uniqueness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTINCTIVE — dis ‧ tinc ‧ tive AC /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISSIMILAR — dis ‧ sim ‧ i ‧ lar AC /dɪˈsɪmələ, dɪˈsɪmɪlə, dɪsˈsɪ- $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENT — dif ‧ fe ‧ rent S1 W1 /ˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ differ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEAR — ( pears) A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit which is narrow near its stalk, and wider and rounded at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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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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SAVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be saved from extinction ▪ There are hopes that the animals have now been …
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SAUCEPAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dustbin/saucepan etc lid ▪ the name on the coffin lid COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
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SALAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc ▪ I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers. a salad …
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S
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ROTTEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a terrible/poor/rotten liar (= who does not tell believable lies ) ▪ You're a rotten …
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PUT
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PEEL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES banana peel paint peels/flakes ▪ The paint was starting to peel off the window …
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PEAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES prickly pear COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE prickly ▪ He was an old countryman with …
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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