PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW

Meaning of PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW in English

v. phr. To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn't like it when he quit.

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PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW — begin to work energetically, start working hard
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW — = set one's hand to the plow
Slang English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOW — daro;magdaro
English-Visayan vocabulary
PLOW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog ~ Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLOW — or plough Most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil , to …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOW — I. noun or plough ˈplau̇ ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, plow, plowland, from Old English plōh plowland; akin to …
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 …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOW — — plowable , adj. — plowability , n. — plower , n. /plow/ , n. 1. an agricultural implement used …
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
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOW — v. cut into the soil with a plow; advance through great effort; pave the way; fail
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOW — I. ˈplau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog plow …
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 …
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
PLOW — noun ·alt. of plough. 2. plow ·vi ·alt. of plough. 3. plow ·vt ·alt. of plough.
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HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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PLOW — [plow] or plough n [ME, fr. OE ploh hide of land; akin to OHG pfluog plow] (12c) 1: an implement …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLOW — also spelled plough most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil, to …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLOW — plow, Plow BrE AmE plaʊ ▷ plowed plaʊd ▷ plowing ˈpla ʊ ‿ɪŋ ▷ plows plaʊz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLOW — I. plough 1 BrE AmE ( also plow American English ) /plaʊ/ noun [countable] 1 . a piece of farm …
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
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
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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
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
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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
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOW — n. or plough Most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLOW — See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.
Slang English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
PLOW — n. Function: verb to cut into and work the surface of (soil) FF1C; plow a field FF1E; Synonyms: break, plow …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLOW — verb to cut into and work the surface of (soil) plow a field Synonyms: break, plow up, turn, turn over …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT
Longman Activator English vocab
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLOW — See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.
Словарь английских идиом
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
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