BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET

Meaning of BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET in English

v. phr. To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. Money burns a hole in Linda's pocket. The silver dollar that Don got for his birthday was burning a hole in his pocket, and Don hurried to a dime store.

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BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET — phrasal of money : to get itself spent quickly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET — (of money) tempt one to spend it quickly or extravagantly. → burn
Concise Oxford English vocab
BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole …
Slang English vocab
BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET — {v. phr.} To make you want to buy something; be likely to be quickly spent. * /Money burns a hole …
Словарь английских идиом
BURN A HOLE IN ONE`S POCKET — money that you want to spend quickly I just got paid today and this money is burning a hole in …
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POCKET — I. ˈpäkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poket, from Old North French pokete, diminutive of poke, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLE — I. ˈhōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, hole, hollow place, hold (of a ship), from Old English hol …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURN — I. ˈbərn, ˈbə̄n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burn, bourne — more at bourn 1. Britain : stream …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POCKET — — pocketless , adj. — pocketlike , adj. /pok"it/ , n. 1. a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLE — — holeless , adj. — holey , adj. /hohl/ , n. , v. , holed, holing . n. 1. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURN — burn 1 — burnable , adj. /berrn/ , v. , burned or burnt, burning , n. v.i. 1. to undergo …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POCKET — I. ˈpä-kət noun Etymology: Middle English poket, from Anglo-French poket, pochete, diminutive of poke, pouche bag — more at pouch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURN — I. ˈbərn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POCKET — noun a hole containing water. 2. pocket ·add. ·noun a bight on a lee shore. 3. pocket ·vt to take …
Webster English vocab
HOLE — vi to go or get into a hole. 2. hole ·adj whole. 3. hole ·noun to drive into a hole, …
Webster English vocab
BURN — noun a small stream. 2. burn ·noun a disease in vegetables. ·see brand, ·noun, 6. 3. burn ·vi to be …
Webster English vocab
POCKET — [pock.et] n [ME poket, fr. ONF pokete, dim. of poke bag, of Gmc origin; akin to OE pocca bag] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURN — [burn] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brunno spring of water] (bef. 12c) Brit: creek 2. [2]burn vb burned …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURN — damage caused to the body by contact with flames, hot substances, certain chemicals, radiation (sunlight, X rays, or ionizing radiation …
Britannica English vocabulary
POCKET — / ˈpɒkɪt; NAmE ˈpɑːk-/ noun , verb ■ noun IN CLOTHING 1. a small piece of material like a small …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLE — / həʊl; NAmE hoʊl/ noun , verb ■ noun HOLLOW SPACE 1. [ C ] a hollow space in sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN — / bɜːn; NAmE bɜːrn/ verb , noun ■ verb ( burnt , burnt / bɜːnt; NAmE bɜːrnt/) or ( burned …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POCKET — I. pock ‧ et 1 S2 W2 /ˈpɒkət, ˈpɒkɪt $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLE — I. hole 1 S1 W2 /həʊl $ hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hol ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURN — I. burn 1 S2 W3 /bɜːn $ bɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle burnt /bɜːnt $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POCKET — n. & v. --n. 1 a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURN — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POCKET — n. & v. n. 1 a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLE — n. & v. n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURN — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1 tr. & intr. be or cause to be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POCKET — n. & v. --n. 1. a small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles. 2 a pouchlike …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HOLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something. …
Oxford English vocab
BURN — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burnt or burned) 1. tr. & intr. be or cause to …
Oxford English vocab
POCKET — ( pockets, pocketing, pocketed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pocket …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLE — ( holes, holing, holed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A hole …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURN — ( burns, burning, burned, burnt) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POCKET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coat pocket ▪ I thought my wallet was in my coat pocket. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include an 18-hole golf course. 18-hole/9-hole golf ▪ Facilities include …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burning desire (= an extremely strong desire ) ▪ She had a burning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POCKET — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]If you describe something as pocket, it means that it is small enough to put in …
Cambridge English vocab
HOLE — INDEX: 1. a hole that goes through something 2. a hole in the ground or in the surface of something …
Longman Activator English vocab
BURN — INDEX: 1. to burn something 2. to burn yourself 3. to make something start burning 4. to make something stop …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POCKET — 1. сущ. 1) а) мешок (в наст. время обычно как мера); мешочек (в котором хранится что-л. мелкое, носимый подвешенным к …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURN — I сущ.; шотланд. речушка, ручеек Syn : brook II, creek II 1. сущ. 1) ожог to receive a burn ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POCKET — pocket.ogg 1. ʹpɒkıt n 1. 1> карман; кармашек 2> сумка; мешок; мешочек 3> деньги; средства gifts to fit every pocket …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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