FEET OF CLAY

Meaning of FEET OF CLAY in English

n. phr. A hidden fault or weakness in a person which is discovered or shown. The famous general showed he had feet of clay when he began to drink liquor. The banker seemed to be honest, but he had feet of clay and was arrested for stealing.

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FEET OF CLAY — Etymology: from the feet of the idol in Danish 2:33 Date: 1814 a character flaw that is usually not readily …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FEET OF CLAY — Etymology: so called from the feet (partly of iron and partly of clay) of the image in Nebuchadnezzar's dream in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEET OF CLAY — 1. a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person: He was disillusioned to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEET OF CLAY — Etymology: from the feet of the idol in Danish 2:33 Date: 1814 : a character flaw that is usually not …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEET OF CLAY — Etymology: from the feet of the idol in Danish 2:33 Date: 1814 : a character flaw that is usually not …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FEET OF CLAY — a fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered. → foot
Concise Oxford English vocab
FEET OF CLAY — [feet of clay] [fr. the feet of the idol in Dan 2:33] (1814): a flaw of character that is usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FEET OF CLAY — {n. phr.} A hidden fault or weakness in a person which is discovered or shown. * /The famous general showed …
Slang English vocab
FEET OF CLAY — {n. phr.} A hidden fault or weakness in a person which is discovered or shown. * /The famous general showed …
Словарь английских идиом
FEET OF CLAY — a hidden fault or weakness in an esteemed person The new Prime Minister has feet of clay and and may …
English Idioms vocab
FEET OF CLAY — Ноги из глины
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FEET — Rubbing, mesh Useful information: Wiping the Feet During Ablution ( Wudu' ) The followers of the ahl al-bayt ( pbut …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
FEET — (Noun) tiil
English-Visayan vocabulary
FEET — see: foot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLAY — I 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay mineral ). In soils, clays provide the …
Английский словарь Британика
FEET — I. Etymology: Middle English fet, feet, from Old English fēt plural of foot II. ˈfēt noun plural Scotland : footwear …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAY — I. ˈklā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clǣg; akin to Old Saxon klei clay, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEET — (pl. ) of Foot
Английский словарь Webster
FEET — (n.) Fact; performance.
Английский словарь Webster
FEET — (n. pl.) See Foot.
Английский словарь Webster
FEET — /feet/ , n. 1. a pl. of foot . 2. drag one's feet , to act or proceed slowly or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAY — clay 1 — claylike , adj. /klay/ , n. 1. a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEET — plural of foot
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEET — noun fact; performance. 2. feet ·pl of foot. 3. feet ·noun ·pl ·see foot.
Webster English vocab
CLAY — vt to cover or manure with clay. 2. clay ·vt to clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar. 3. clay …
Webster English vocab
FEET — plural form of foot .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FEET — [feet] pl of foot
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAY — [clay] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE claeg; akin to OHG kliwa bran, L gluten glue, MGk glia] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAY — soil particles the diameters of which are less than 0.005 millimetre; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEET — feet BrE AmE fiːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLAY — clay, Clay BrE AmE kleɪ ▷ clays kleɪz ▶ ˌ clay ˈ pigeon, ˌ clay ˈ pigeon ˌ shooting BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FEET — feet /fiːt/ BrE AmE noun the plural of ↑ foot ⇨ get/have cold feet at ↑ cold 1 (6), ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAY — n. 1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAY — n.1 a stiff sticky earth, used for making bricks, pottery, ceramics, etc. 2 poet. the substance of the human body. …
Oxford English vocab
FEET — Feet is the plural of foot .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAY — ( clays) 1. Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEET — Feet is the plural of foot .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FEET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 100 feet/30 metres etc high ▪ waves up to 40 metres high ▪ a ten-foot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAY — [noun] [U] - thick heavy earth that is soft when wet and hard when dry or bakedClay is used for …
Cambridge English vocab
CLAY — n. Cassius Marcellus Clay clay mineral Clay Cassius Marcellus Clay Henry Clay Lucius DuBignon Frick Henry Clay
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — n. Soil particles with diameters less than 0. 005 mm; also a material composed essentially of clay particles (see clay …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAY — Synonyms and related words : Adam, Hominidae, Homo sapiens, Missouri meerschaum, acres, alluvion, alluvium, anatomy, arable land, ashes, blubber, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEET — To make feet for children's stockings; to beget children. An officer of feet; a jocular title for an officer of …
Slang English vocab
FEET — • ↑ be back on your feet (again) • ↑ be dead on your feet/be ready to drop • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLAY — n. 25B6; noun the soil is mainly clay : EARTH, soil, loam. potter's clay : argil, china clay, kaolin, adobe, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLAY — As the sediment of water remaining in pits or in streets, the word is used frequently in the Old Testament. …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
FEET — noun 1 BAD : In front of them was a six-feet wall. GOOD : In front of them was a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FEET — мн. ч. от foot pl от foot feet pl от foot
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLAY — 1. сущ. 1) глина, глинозем clay mill ≈ глиномялка 2) земля, грязь, ил, тина (особ. земля, бросаемая на гроб при …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FEET — feet.ogg fi:t pl от foot I
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAY — clay.ogg 1. kleı n 1. глина, глинозём 2. ил, тина; грязь 3. возвыш. человеческое тело, плоть 4. поэт. прах 5. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLAY — 1) глина 2) пищ. обрабатывать (очищать) глиной • - acid sprayed clay - activated clay - apyrous clay - attapulgous …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLAY — 1) глина 2) пищ. обрабатывать (очищать) глиной • - acid sprayed clay - activated clay - apyrous clay - attapulgous clay - baked clay - ball clay - bandy …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CLAY — 1) глина || глинистый 2) ил, тина 3) обмазывать глиной • to clay up — метал заделывать лётку to expand clay — вспучивать глину - basement …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FEET — мн.ч. - нога, ступня, стопа, пята; лапа; шаг; походка, поступь; основание, нижняя часть, нижний край; стойка, подножие, подошва; фут (английская …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLAY — clay сущ.1) глина, глинозем clay mill — глиномялка 2) земля, грязь, ил, тина (особ. земля, бросаемая на гроб при погребении) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLAY — 1. сущ. 1) глина clay pot — глиняный горшок clay pipe — глиняная трубка clay soil — глинистая почва a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLAY — 1. сущ. 1) глина clay pot — глиняный горшок clay pipe — глиняная трубка clay soil — глинистая почва a lump of clay — кусок …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLAY — 1. _n. 1> глина, глинозем 2> ил, тина 3> тело, плоть 4> _поэт. прах 5> глиняная трубка (тж. clay pipe) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLAY — 1. n. 1. глина, глинозем 2. ил, тина 3. тело, плоть 4. поэт. прах 5. глиняная трубка (тж. clay pipe) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FEET — мн.ч. - нога, ступня, стопа, пята; лапа; шаг; походка, поступь; основание, нижняя часть, нижний край; стойка, подножие, подошва; фут (английская мера длины) carry smb. off …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FEET — в соч. - f/sec - feet per second
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям

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