NOT (OR NEVER) DO A STROKE OF WORK

Meaning of NOT (OR NEVER) DO A STROKE OF WORK in English

not ( or never) do a stroke of work

do no work at all.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STROKE — I. ˈstrōk transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English stroken, from Old English strācian; akin to Middle Dutch streken …
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
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STROKE — stroke 1 /strohk/ , n. , v. , stroked, stroking . n. 1. the act or an instance of striking, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STROKE — I. ˈstrōk transitive verb ( stroked ; strok·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strācian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
Webster English vocab
STROKE — vt power; influence. 2. stroke ·vt to make smooth by rubbing. 3. stroke ·impf struck. 4. stroke ·vt appetite. 5. …
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
STROKE — [stroke] vt stroked ; strok.ing [ME, fr. OE stracian; akin to OHG strihhan to stroke--more at strike] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STROKE — / strəʊk; NAmE stroʊk/ noun , verb ■ noun HITTING MOVEMENT 1. an act of hitting a ball, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STROKE — I. stroke 1 S3 /strəʊk $ stroʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded …
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
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STROKE — n. & v. --n. 1 the act or an instance of striking; a blow or hit (with a single stroke; …
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
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STROKE — n. & v. n. 1 the act or an instance of striking; a blow or hit (with a single stroke; …
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
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
STROKE — n. & v. --n. 1. the act or an instance of striking; a blow or hit (with a single stroke; …
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
NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STROKE — ( strokes, stroking, stroked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STROKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a piece/stroke of luck (= something good that happens by chance ) ▪ What …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’ll never buy that ▪ ‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘ He’ll never …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — [adverb] [not gradable] - not at any time or not on any occasionI've never been to Australia.He was never seen …
Cambridge English vocab
NEVER — See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Slang English vocab
NEVER — adv. Function: adverb not at any time FF1C; they had never seen him before FF1E; Synonyms: ne'er Idioms: never in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NEVER — adverb not at any time they had never seen him before Synonyms: ne'er Idioms: never in all one's born days, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORK — INDEX: work that somebody does 1. work that someone does as part of their job 2. work that a student …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEVER — INDEX: 1. NEVER RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ ALWAYS almost never : ↑ RARE/RARELY see also ↑ NOT ↑ FORBID ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab

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