IN A PIG'S EYE INFORMAL,

Meaning of IN A PIG'S EYE INFORMAL, in English

in a pig's eye informal,

chiefly N. Amer.

expressing scornful disbelief.

→ pig

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INFORMAL — ínformal, ínceremonial, sin gena
English interlingue dictionary
PIG — I Any wild or domestic even-toed ungulate (family Suidae) that is a stout-bodied, short-legged omnivore, with thick, sparsely bristled skin, …
Английский словарь Британика
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
PIG
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
EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFORMAL — (ˈ)in, ən+ adjective Etymology: in- (I) + formal 1. : not formal : conducted or carried out without formal, regularly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFORMAL — (a.) Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; …
Английский словарь Webster
INFORMAL — ( a. ) Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INFORMAL — — informally , adv. /in fawr"meuhl/ , adj. 1. without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit. 2. not according …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIG — I. ˈpig noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pigge Date: 13th century 1. a. : a young domesticated swine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INFORMAL — adjective Date: 1585 1. : marked by the absence of formality or ceremony an informal meeting an informal group 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIG — noun a piggin. 2. pig ·noun one who is hoggish; a greedy person. 3. pig ·noun any wild species of …
Webster English vocab
INFORMAL — adj deranged in mind; out of one's senses. 2. informal ·adj not in the regular, usual, or established form; not …
Webster English vocab
EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
Webster English vocab
PIG — [pig] n, often attrib [ME pigge] (13c) 1: a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly: a wild or domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIG — pig BrE AmE pɪɡ ▷ pigged pɪɡd ▷ pigging ˈpɪɡ ɪŋ ▷ pigs pɪɡz ▶ ˈ pig ˌ iron BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INFORMAL — informal BrE AmE ɪn ˈfɔːm ə l ˌɪn- AmE \ -ˈfɔːrm- ▷ informal|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PIG — / pɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also hog especially in NAmE ) an animal with pink, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INFORMAL — / ɪnˈfɔːml; NAmE ɪnˈfɔːrml/ adjective 1. relaxed and friendly; not following strict rules of how to behave or do sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — I. pig 1 S2 /pɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INFORMAL — in ‧ for ‧ mal W3 /ɪnˈfɔːm ə l $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INFORMAL — adj. 1 without ceremony or formality (just an informal chat). 2 (of language, clothing, etc.) everyday; normal. øinformal vote NZ …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIG — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INFORMAL — adj. 1 without ceremony or formality (just an informal chat). 2 (of language, clothing, etc.) everyday; normal. informal vote NZ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1. a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Oxford English vocab
INFORMAL — adj.1 without ceremony or formality (just an informal chat). 2 (of language, clothing, etc.) everyday; normal. Phrases and idioms: informal …
Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Oxford English vocab
PIG — ( pigs, pigging, pigged) 1. A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INFORMAL — 1. Informal speech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official. She is refreshingly informal... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE — ( eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INFORMAL — 1. Informal speech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official. She is refreshingly ~... …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INFORMAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a formal/informal agreement a relaxed/friendly/informal atmosphere ▪ Helen's flat has a very relaxed atmosphere. an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EYE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INFORMAL — [adjective] - (of situations) not formal or official or (of clothing, behaviour, speech) suitable when you are with friends and …
Cambridge English vocab
EYE — [noun] [C] - one of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animalsThey hoped the …
Cambridge English vocab
PIG — n. wild pig guinea pig pig iron Bay of Pigs invasion
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Slang English vocab
PIG — A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down the officer and …
Slang English vocab
INFORMAL — adj. 25B6; adjective an informal discussion : UNOFFICIAL, casual, relaxed, easy-going, unceremonious; open, friendly, intimate; simple, unpretentious, easy, homely, cosy; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INFORMAL — adj. 1 unceremonious, casual, natural, unstilted, familiar, ordinary, everyday, unaffected, unassuming, unpretentious, simple, relaxed, free, free and easy, Brit common …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Словарь английских идиом
PIG
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INFORMAL — прил. 1) неофициальный; неформальный; без соблюдения формальностей an informal meeting ≈ неофициальная встреча Syn : unofficial, unceremonious 2) естественный, непринужденный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EYE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIG — pig.ogg _I 1. pıg n 1. 1> свинья; боров; кабан; свиноматка in pig - супоросая to keep pigs - держать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
INFORMAL — informal.ogg ınʹfɔ:m(ə)l a 1. неофициальный, неформальный; без формальностей, не по форме informal visit dinner, meeting, call on smb. - неофициальный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EYE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIG — 1) чушка; болванка; штык || отливать чушки 2) (чушковый) чугун 3) (чушковый) свинец 4) скребок, ёрш, сваб ( для чистки …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EYE — 1) глаз(ок) 2) ушко; проушина; серьга; петля, рым, коуш 3) визир, визирное устройство; видоискатель 4) трик. чаша ( крючковой иглы …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PIG — 1) чушка; болванка; штык || отливать чушки 2) (чушковый) чугун 3) (чушковый) свинец 4) скребок, ёрш, сваб (для чистки труб) || чистить (трубы) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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