BE FOR THE HIGH JUMP BRIT.

Meaning of BE FOR THE HIGH JUMP BRIT. in English

be for the high jump Brit.

informal

be about to be severely reprimanded.

→ high jump

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BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
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HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
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JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably akin to Swedish gumpa to jump, Low German gumpen intransitive verb 1. …
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HIGH
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
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JUMP — — jumpable , adj. — jumpingly , adv. /jump/ , v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other …
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HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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BRIT — n. small herring
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BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb Etymology: probably akin to Low German gumpen to jump Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. : to …
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HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
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JUMP — adv exactly; pat. 2. jump ·vt to bore with a jumper. 3. jump ·vt to join by a butt weld. …
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HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
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BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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JUMP — [jump] vb [prob. akin to LG gumpen to jump] vi (1530) 1 a: to spring into the air: leap; esp: …
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HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
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BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
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BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
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HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
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BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
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JUMP — / dʒʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE OFF / TO GROUND 1. to move quickly off the …
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
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HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
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JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
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JUMP — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
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HIGH
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
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JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
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HIGH
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
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JUMP — ( jumps, jumping, jumped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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HIGH
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
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BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
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JUMP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES BASE jumping be jumping for joy (= be very pleased about something ) ▪ …
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BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
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JUMP — (IN THE AIR) [verb] [I] - to raise yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and …
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BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
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HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JUMP — Synonyms and related words : Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, …
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HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
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HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
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JUMP — INDEX: 1. to jump in the air 2. to go over something by jumping RELATED WORDS see also ↑ UP …
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HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
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JUMP — n. 25B6; verb the cat jumped off his lap 007C; Flora began to jump about : LEAP, spring, bound, hop; …
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HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
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