DROP A CLANGER BRIT.

Meaning of DROP A CLANGER BRIT. in English

drop a clanger Brit.

informal

make an embarrassing or foolish mistake.

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CLANGER — noun Date: 1948 a conspicuous blunder
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English drope, drop, from Old English dropa; akin to …
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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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CLANGER — ˈklaŋə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: clang (II) + -er (II) Britain : a conspicuous blunder — often used in …
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DROP — — droplike , adj. /drop/ , n. , v. , dropped or dropt, dropping . n. 1. a small quantity …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLANGER — /klang"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that clangs. 2. Brit. Slang. a. a blunder; faux pas. b. drop …
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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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CLANGER — n. blunder, blooper
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIT — n. small herring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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DROP — I. ˈdräp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dropa; akin to Old High German tropfo drop …
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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CLANGER — noun Date: 1948 British : a conspicuous blunder — often used in the phrase drop a clanger
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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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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
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CLANGER — ■ noun Brit. informal an embarrassing mistake.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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DROP — [drop] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE dropa; akin to OHG tropfo drop] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the quantity …
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CLANGER — [clang.er] n (1948) Brit: a conspicuous blunder--often used in the phrase drop a clanger
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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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CLANGER — clanger BrE AmE ˈklæŋ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ clanger|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DROP — / drɒp; NAmE drɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) FALL 1. to fall or allow sth to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLANGER — / ˈklæŋə(r); NAmE / noun ( BrE , informal ) an obvious and embarrassing mistake : Mentioning her ex-husband was …
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
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DROP — I. drop 1 S1 W2 /drɒp $ drɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle dropped , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLANGER — clang ‧ er /ˈklæŋə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] British English informal a silly or embarrassing mistake: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DROP — n. & v. --n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLANGER — n. sl. a mistake or blunder. ødrop a clanger commit a conspicuous indiscretion.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
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DROP — n. & v. n. 1 a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLANGER — n. sl. a mistake or blunder. drop a clanger commit a conspicuous indiscretion.
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
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DROP — n. & v. --n. 1. a a small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres …
Oxford English vocab
CLANGER — n. sl. a mistake or blunder. Phrases and idioms: drop a clanger commit a conspicuous indiscretion.
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
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DROP — ( drops, dropping, dropped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLANGER — ( clangers) You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger . ( …
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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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CLANGER — (~s) You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a ~. (BRIT INFORMAL) N-COUNT …
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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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLANGER — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES drop a clanger/brick ▪ No wonder, perhaps, that Seaman dropped a brick. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
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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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CLANGER — [noun] [C] [esp. UK] [informal] - a foolish remark which you make by mistakeYou dropped (= made) a clanger by …
Cambridge English vocab
BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
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CLANGER — Noun. A mistake or blunder. Cf. 'drop a clanger'.
Slang English vocab
CLANGER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ERROR 2, blooper, blunder, boner, fluff, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, slipup
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CLANGER — noun Synonyms: error 2, blooper, blunder, boner, fluff, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, slipup
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DROP — n. 25B6; verb Eric dropped the box : LET FALL, let go of, lose one's grip on; release, unhand, relinquish. …
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CLANGER — n. 25B6; noun (Brit. informal) . See blunder noun .
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BRIT — ➡ Briton
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CLANGER — n. ( colloq. ) ( BE ) ('blunder') to drop a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
BRIT — разг. британец
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DROP
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CLANGER — сущ. грубый промах (разговорное) грубый промах; явная ошибка - to drop a * оплошать; попасть впросак; совершить промах; сесть в …
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BRIT — (зоология) криль; молодь сельди
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