SAWED OFF THE BOUGH HE WAS SITTING ON

Meaning of SAWED OFF THE BOUGH HE WAS SITTING ON in English

bit the hand that fed him, destroyed by himself the source of his income

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SAWED OFF THE BOUGH HE WAS SITTING ON — рубил сук на котором сидел
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SAWED OFF THE BOUGH HE WAS SITTING ON — рубил сук на котором сидел
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ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFF
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BOUGH — branche, rame
English interlingue dictionary
BOUGH — noun Etymology: Middle English, shoulder, ~, from Old English bōg; akin to Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēchys forearm …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SITTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sitten to sit 1. : an act of one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF
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SAWED — adjective Etymology: from past participle of saw (III) 1. : cut with a saw sawed boards sawed bone 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOUGH — ˈbau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bow, bough bough, shoulder, from Old English bōg, bōh; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITTING — (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; …
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — (n.) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
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SAWED — (p. p.) of Saw
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SAWED — (imp.) of Saw
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BOUGH — (n.) A gallows.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGH — (n.) An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.
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SITTING — ( n. ) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — ( n. ) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAWED — ( p. p. ) of Saw
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAWED — ( imp. ) of Saw
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGH — ( n. ) An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main branch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGH — ( n. ) A gallows.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — /sit"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGH — — boughless , adj. /bow/ , n. a branch of a tree, esp. one of the larger or main branches. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGH — n. branch of a tree
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SITTING — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. : the act of one that sits b. : a single occasion of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOUGH — noun Etymology: Middle English, shoulder, bough, from Old English bōg; akin to Old High German buog shoulder, Greek pēchys forearm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITTING — noun a brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls. 2. sitting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sit. 3. sitting ·adj …
Webster English vocab
SAWED — p.p. of saw. 2. sawed ·impf of saw.
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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BOUGH — noun a gallows. 2. bough ·noun an arm or branch of a tree, ·esp. a large arm or main branch.
Webster English vocab
BOUGH — [ baʊ ] ■ noun a main branch of a tree. Origin OE bōg , bōh '~ or shoulder', of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SITTING — [sit.ting] n (13c) 1 a: the act of one that sits b: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOUGH — [bough] n [ME, shoulder, bough, fr. OE bog; akin to OHG buog shoulder, Gk pechys forearm] (bef. 12c): a branch …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SITTING — sitting BrE AmE ˈsɪt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈsɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ sitting|s z ▶ ˌ Sitting ˈ Bull BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOUGH — Bough name(i) BrE AmE bɒf AmE \ bɔːf bɑːf , (ii) BrE AmE baʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOUGH — bough 'branch' BrE AmE baʊ (= bow 'bend') ▷ boughed baʊd ▷ boughs baʊz
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SITTING — / ˈsɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGH — / baʊ; NAmE / noun ( formal or literary ) a large branch of a tree •• WORD ORIGIN Old …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — sit ‧ ting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the times when a meal is served in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOUGH — bough /baʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary [ Language: Old English ; Origin: bog 'shoulder, bough' ] a main branch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOUGH — n. a branch of a tree, esp. a main one. [OE bog, boh f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITTING — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOUGH — n. a branch of a tree, esp. a main one. [ OE bog, boh f. Gmc ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BOUGH — n. a branch of a tree, esp. a main one. Etymology: OE bog, boh f. Gmc
Oxford English vocab
SITTING — ( sittings) 1. A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGH — ( boughs) A bough is a large branch of a tree. ( LITERARY ) I rested my fishing rod against …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGH — (~s) A ~ is a large branch of a tree. (LITERARY) I rested my fishing rod against a pine ~. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hair was dripping ▪ Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping . honeymoon was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
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HE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES he doth (= does ) old though it is/tired though he was etc ▪ …
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