WIN ONE'S SPURS

Meaning of WIN ONE'S SPURS in English

v. phr. 1. In old times, to be named a knight with the right to wear little sharp spikes on your heels. A young squire won his spurs in battle. 2. To win fame or honor. The young lieutenant won his spurs by leading an attack on enemy machine guns. Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young. He has yet to win his spurs as a big league ball player.

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WIN ONE'S SPURS — {v. phr.} 1. In old times, to be named a knight with the right to wear little sharp spikes on …
Slang English vocab
WIN ONE'S SPURS — {v. phr.} 1. In old times, to be named a knight with the right to wear little sharp spikes on …
Словарь английских идиом
WIN ONE'S SPURS — win fame, win glory
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WIN ONE'S SPURS — добиться признания, приобрести имя, заслужить звание рыцаря
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WIN ONE'S SPURS — добиться признания, приобрести имя, заслужить звание рыцаря
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deserved win/victory/success etc ▪ Larsson’s goal gave Celtic a deserved victory. a party …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; won ; winning ; wins ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English …
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
SPURS — plural of spur present third singular of spur
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIN — (a.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly …
Английский словарь Webster
WIN — (a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win …
Английский словарь Webster
WIN — ( a. ) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIN — ( a. ) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIN — win 1 — winnable , adj. /win/ , v. , won, winning , n. v.i. 1. to finish first in …
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
WIN — I. ˈwin verb ( won ˈwən ; win·ning ) Etymology: Middle English winnen, from Old English winnan to struggle; akin …
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
WIN — adj to extract, as ore or coal. 2. win ·adj to allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain …
Webster English vocab
WIN — [win] vb won ; win.ning [ME winnen, fr. OE winnan to struggle; akin to OHG winnan to struggle and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIN — / wɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( win·ning , won , won / wʌn; NAmE /) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIN — I. win 1 S1 W1 /wɪn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle won /wʌn/, present participle winning …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPURS — Spurs /spɜːz $ spɜːrz/ BrE AmE [plural] a famous English football team, whose full name is ‘Tottenham Hotspur’. Their football …
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
WIN — v. & n. --v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
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
WIN — v. & n. v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1 tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
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
WIN — v. & n. --v. (winning; past and past part. won) 1. tr. acquire or secure as a result of a …
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
WIN — ( wins, winning, won) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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
WIN — [verb] winning, past won - to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition or competitive situationWhich year …
Cambridge English vocab
WIN — Synonyms and related words : Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, accomplish, achieve, acquire, annex, argue into, ascendancy, attain, bag, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , comfortable , convincing , decisive , easy , emphatic , handsome ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WIN — INDEX: 1. to win a race, competition etc 2. to win an argument, fight, war, etc 3. to be winning …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIN — n. 25B6; verb Steve won the race : BE THE VICTOR IN, be the winner of, come first in, take …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPURS — the popular name for Tottenham Hotspur football club.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SPURS — n. recognition 1) to win one's ~ devices worn on a rider's heel 2) to dig, drive one's ~ (into …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SPURS — разг. "Сперз" (сокр. от (Hotspurs)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
WIN — [MIT; now common everywhere] 1. vi. To succeed. A program wins if no unexpected conditions arise, or (especially) if it …
Jargon File English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WIN — 1. сущ. выигрыш; победа (в игре и т. п.) 2. гл. 1) победить, выиграть to win the day/field уст. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPURS — Поощряет
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPURS — Шпоры
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIN — I 1. [wın] n 1) выигрыш, победа ( особ. на скачках, в спорте ) 2) pl выигранные деньги 2. [wın] …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WIN — _I 1. wın n 1) выигрыш, победа ( особ. на скачках, в спорте ) 2> pl выигранные деньги 2. wın …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIN — 1. сущ. 1) победа ( в игре и т. п. ) 2) мн. выигрыш, выигранные деньги 2. гл. ; прош. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIN — 1. сущ. 1) победа (в игре и т. п.) 2) мн. выигрыш, выигранные деньги 2. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WIN — 1. _n. выигрыш; победа (в игре и т. п.) 2. _v. 1> выиграть; победить, одержать победу; to win the battle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WIN — 1. n. выигрыш; победа (в игре и т. п.) 2. v. 1. выиграть; победить, одержать победу; to win the battle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ONE — 1. n-card. 1. один; one hundred - сто, сотня; one in a thousand - один на тысячу; редкостный 2. номер …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WIN — 1. _n. выигрыш; победа (в игре и т.п.) 2. _v. (won) 1> выиграть; победить, одержать победу; to win the battle …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ONE — 1. _n-card. 1> один; one hundred сто, сотня; one in a thousand один на тысячу; редкостный 2> номер один, первый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SPURS — разг. "Сперз" (сокр. от Hotspurs)
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