TOOK TIME BY THE FORELOCK

Meaning of TOOK TIME BY THE FORELOCK in English

took advantage of the time, got something out of every minute that he had

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FORELOCK — front-bucle
English interlingue dictionary
TOOK — see: take
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIME — I. ˈtīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English time, tyme, from Old English tīma, tȳma; akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORELOCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English forlok, forelok, from for-, fore- fore- + lok lock (fastening device) — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — Etymology: Middle English (past), from Old English tōc (past) past or dialect past part of take
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOOK — () imp. of Take.
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — (imp.) of Take
Английский словарь Webster
FORELOCK — (n.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin …
Английский словарь Webster
FORELOCK — (n.) The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
Английский словарь Webster
TOOK — imp. of Take.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — ( imp. ) of Take
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOOK — /took/ , v. 1. pt. of take . 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of take .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIME — /tuym/ , n., adj., v., timed, timing . n. 1. the system of those sequential relations that any event has …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELOCK — forelock 1 /fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , n. 1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. lock of hair which grows over the forehead (on a person or horse)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — past of take
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 : a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOOK — imp. of take. 2. took ·impf of take.
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — noun the lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. forelock ·noun a cotter or split …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
TOOK — past of take .
Concise Oxford English vocab
FORELOCK — ■ noun a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases take time by the ~ literary seize an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOOK — [took] past of take
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — [fore.lock] n (1589): a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIME
Britannica English vocabulary
TOOK — Took, Tooke BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — took BrE AmE tʊk § \ tuːk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORELOCK — forelock BrE AmE ˈfɔː lɒk AmE \ ˈfɔːr lɑːk ˈfoʊr- ▷ forelock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOOK — pt of take
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIME — / taɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun —see also times MINUTES / HOURS / YEARS, etc. 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — / ˈfɔːlɒk; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun 1. a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — took /tʊk/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ take
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIME — I. time 1 S1 W1 /taɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ time , ↑ overtime , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORELOCK — fore ‧ lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a piece of hair that falls over someone’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIME — n. & v. --n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. øtake time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIME — n. & v. n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. take time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOOK — past of TAKE.
Oxford English vocab
TIME — n. & v. --n. 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Oxford English vocab
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases and idioms: take time by the forelock seize an …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIME — ( times, timing, timed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Time is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — ( forelocks) 1. A forelock is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOOK — Took is the past tense of take .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FORELOCK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOOK — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES took a calculated risk ▪ The police took a calculated risk in releasing him. took a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade. ▪ He still …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOOK — [past simple of:] take
Cambridge English vocab
FORELOCK — [noun] [C] - a piece of hair which grows or falls over the foreheada horse's forelockTo tug at/touch one's forelock …
Cambridge English vocab

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