STICK-IN-THE-MUD

Meaning of STICK-IN-THE-MUD in English

( stick-in-the-muds)

If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud , you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun. ( INFORMAL )

= fuddy-duddy

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

STICK-IN-THE-MUD — noun Date: 1733 one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : one that is slow, dilatory, old-fashioned, or unprogressive ; especially : one that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — /stik"in dheuh mud'/ , n. someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy. [ 1725-35 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICK IN THE MUD — person who avoids new ideas and activities, person with an old-fashioned attitude
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — noun Date: 1733 : one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive ; especially : an old fogy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — Pronunciation: ' stik- ə n- th ə - ˌ m ə d Function: noun Date: 1733 : one who is …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — ■ noun informal a person who resists change.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — [stick-in-the-mud] n (1733): one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; esp: an old fogy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — stick-in-the-mud BrE AmE ˈstɪk ɪn ðə ˌmʌd § ˈ• ə n- AmE ˈstɪk ə n- ▷ stick-in-the-mud|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — noun ( informal , disapproving ) a person who refuses to try anything new or exciting
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — ˈstick-in-the-ˌmud BrE AmE noun [countable] someone who refuses to try anything new – used to show disapproval
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — (~s) If you describe someone as a ~, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real …
Slang English vocab
STICK IN THE MUD — Noun. A boring, unadventurous, old-fashioned person. Derog. {Informal}.
Slang English vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — Function: noun Synonyms: FOGY , antediluvian, fogram, fossil, fuddy-duddy, mid-Victorian, moldy fig, mossback, square
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — noun Synonyms: fogy , antediluvian, fogram, fossil, fuddy-duddy, mid-Victorian, moldy fig, mossback, square
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICK IN THE MUD — See ↑ CHANGE/NOT CHANGE 29
Longman Activator English vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 25B6; noun (informal) (OLD) FOGEY, conservative, fossil, troglodyte; Brit. museum piece; informal fuddy-duddy, square, stuffed shirt.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real …
Словарь английских идиом
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — someone who is old-fashioned, someone who doesn`t want to join in with others He is a stick-in-the-mud and will never …
English Idioms vocab
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — one who does not go out Farley, that stick-in-the-mud! He never goes to a party.
English Idioms vocabulary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — n. , informal An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. Mabel said her mother was a real …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. сущ. косный отсталый человек 2. прил. отсталый; закоснелый, косный Syn : sluggish, dull (разговорное) отсталый человек, консерватор (разговорное) растяпа, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — Отсталый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd n 1. разг. 1> отсталый человек, консерватор 2> растяпа, раззява 2. презр. как бишь его 2. ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. сущ.; презр.отсталый человек; безынициативная личность He is such an old stick-in-the-mud. — Он такой консерватор. 2. прил.отсталый; закоснелый, косный …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STICK IN THE MUD — (n) консерватор; отсталый человек; растяпа
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STICK IN THE MUD — (a) косный; отсталый; расхлябанный; тяжелый на подъем
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STICK IN THE MUD — (0) раззява
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. [ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd] n 1. разг. 1) отсталый человек, консерватор 2) растяпа, раззява 2. презр. как бишь его 2. [ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd] a …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd n 1. разг. 1> отсталый человек, консерватор 2> растяпа, раззява 2. презр. как бишь его 2. ʹstıkınðə͵mʌd a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STICK IN THE MUD — косный, отсталый, косный человек
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STICK IN THE MUD — косный, отсталый, косный человек
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. сущ. ; презр. отсталый человек; безынициативная личность He is such an old stick-in-the-mud. — Он такой консерватор. 2. прил. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. сущ.; презр. отсталый человек; безынициативная личность He is such an old stick-in-the-mud. — Он такой консерватор. 2. прил. отсталый; закоснелый, косный Syn: sluggish, dull
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — _собир. 1. _n. косный отсталый человек 2. _a. отсталый; косный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — собир. 1. n. косный отсталый человек 2. a. отсталый; косный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — _разг. 1. _n. косный отсталый человек 2. _a. отсталый; косный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — отсталый
English-Russian Online Dictionary
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — n infml He's just a stick-in-the-mud — Он косный человек I always thought you were a bit of a stick-in-the-mud but damn …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — n infml He's just a stick-in-the-mud — Он косный человек I always thought you were a bit of a stick-in-the-mud …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — stick-in-the-mud n infml He's just a stick-in-the-mud Он косный человек I always thought you were a bit of a stick-in-the-mud …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STICK-IN-THE-MUD — 1. сущ. косный отсталый человек 2. прил. отсталый; закоснелый, косный Syn : sluggish, dull (разговорное) отсталый человек, консерватор (разговорное) растяпа, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUD — I. ˈməd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mode, mudde, probably from Middle Low German, thick …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUD — /mud/ , n. , v. , mudded, mudding . n. 1. wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUD — v. muck up; soil with mud; cover with mud; spatter with mud
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STICK — I. ˈstik noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUD — I. ˈməd noun Etymology: Middle English mudde, probably from Middle Low German Date: 14th century 1. : a slimy sticky …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK — vt a thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. 2. stick ·vi to cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. 3. stick …
Webster English vocab
MUD — vt to bury in mud. 2. mud ·vt to make muddy or turbid. 3. mud ·noun earth and water mixed …
Webster English vocab
STICK — [stick] n [ME stik, fr. OE sticca; akin to ON stik stick, OE stician to stick] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUD — [mud] n [ME mudde, prob. fr. MLG] (14c) 1: a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUD — mud BrE AmE mʌd ▷ muds mʌdz ▶ ˈ mud bath BrE AmE ▶ ˌ mud ˈ pie BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICK — / stɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stuck , stuck / stʌk; NAmE /) PUSH STH IN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUD — / mʌd; NAmE / noun [ U ] wet earth that is soft and sticky : The car wheels got …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK — I. stick 1 S1 W3 /stɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUD — mud S3 /mʌd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German mudde ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUD — n. 1 wet soft earthy matter. 2 hard ground from the drying of an area of this. 3 what is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUD — n. 1 wet soft earthy matter. 2 hard ground from the drying of an area of this. 3 what is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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