BE (OR BE CAUGHT) IN A CLEFT STICK

Meaning of BE (OR BE CAUGHT) IN A CLEFT STICK in English

be ( or be caught) in a cleft stick

be in a situation in which any action one takes will have adverse consequences.

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BE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BE — _v. _p. _sg. was, _pl. were; _p-p. been 1> быть, существовать 2> находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BE — v. p. sg. was, pl. were; p-p. been 1. быть, существовать 2. находиться; бывать; where are my books? - где …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAUGHT — see: catch II. adjective Date: 1858 pregnant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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
CLEFT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAUGHT — I. past of catch II. past part of catch • - caught dead - caught short III. adjective Etymology: caught …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEFT — (n.) A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
Английский словарь Webster
CLEFT — (n.) A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
Английский словарь Webster
CLEFT — (a.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
Английский словарь Webster
CAUGHT — () imp. & p. p. of Catch.
Английский словарь Webster
CAUGHT — (imp. & p. p.) of Catch
Английский словарь Webster
CLEFT — ( n. ) A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEFT — ( n. ) A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUGHT — imp. & p. p. of Catch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUGHT — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Catch
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STICK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEFT — cleft 1 /kleft/ , n. 1. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. 2. a division formed by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAUGHT — /kawt/ , v. pt. and pp. of catch .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
CLEFT — I. ˈkleft noun Etymology: Middle English clift, from Old English geclyft; akin to Old English clēofan to cleave Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAUGHT — I. ˈkȯt past and past participle of catch II. adjective Date: 1858 : pregnant — often used in the phrase …
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
CLEFT — imp. & ·p.p. from cleave. 2. cleft ·p.p. of cleave. 3. cleft ·impf of cleave. 4. cleft ·adj divided; split; …
Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — imp. & ·p.p. of catch. 2. caught ·impf & ·p.p. of catch.
Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — past and past participle of catch .
Concise Oxford 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
CLEFT — [cleft] n [ME clift, fr. OE geclyft; akin to OE cleofan to cleave] (14c) 1: a space or opening made …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAUGHT — [caught] past and past part of catch [2]caught adj (1858): pregnant--often used in the phrase get caught
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEFT — cleft BrE AmE kleft ▷ clefts klefts ▶ ˌ cleft ˈ palate BrE AmE ▶ ˌ cleft ˈ stick BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAUGHT — caught BrE AmE kɔːt kɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICK — / stɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stuck , stuck / stʌk; NAmE /) PUSH STH IN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEFT — / kleft; NAmE / noun , adjective —see also cleave verb ■ noun a natural opening or crack, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — pt, pp of catch
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
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLEFT — I. cleft 1 /kleft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: geclyft ] 1 . a natural …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAUGHT — caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ catch
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
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
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
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLEFT — adj. split, partly divided. cleft palate a congenital split in the roof of the mouth. in a cleft stick in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICK — 1. n.1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
CLEFT — 1. adj. split, partly divided. Phrases and idioms: cleft palate a congenital split in the roof of the mouth. in …
Oxford English vocab
CAUGHT — past and past part. of CATCH.
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEFT — ( clefts) 1. A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. ...a narrow …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAUGHT — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STICK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLEFT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cleft lip cleft palate EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a cleft in the granite …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAUGHT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be captured/caught on video (= recorded on video ) ▪ The crime was captured on video. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLEFT — lip/palate [adjective]Bobby was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate (= an opening in his lip and in …
Cambridge English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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