SIT BELOW THE SALT

Meaning of SIT BELOW THE SALT in English

be of lower social standing. [from the former custom of placing a salt cellar in the middle of a dining table with the host at one end.]

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

SIT BELOW THE SALT — 1) сидеть на нижнем конце стола 2) занимать весьма скромное положение в обществе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT BELOW THE SALT — 1) сидеть на нижнем конце стола 2) занимать весьма скромное положение в обществе
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIT BELOW THE SALT — занимать скромное положение в обществе
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SIT BELOW THE SALT — занимать скромное положение в обществе
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIT BELOW THE SALT — 1) сидеть на нижнем конце стола 2) занимать весьма скромное положение в обществе
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIT BELOW THE SALT — 1) сидеть на нижнем конце стола 2) занимать весьма скромное положение в обществе
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIT BELOW THE SALT — 1) сидеть на нижнем конце стола 2) занимать весьма скромное положение в обществе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SALT — I Chemical compound formed when the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a metal or its equivalent, such as …
Английский словарь Британика
SIT — I. (|)sit, usu -id.+V; before a vowel-initial adverb with primary stress often _səd. or _sət; before “down” often _sə or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt, chiefly Brit ˈsält noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old Frisian, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELOW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELOW — (prep.) Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
Английский словарь Webster
BELOW — ( prep. ) Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SALT — salt 1 — saltlike , adj. /sawlt/ , n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELOW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — I. ˈsit verb ( sat ˈsat ; sit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALT — I. ˈsȯlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealt; akin to Old High German salz salt, Lithuanian saldus sweet, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BELOW
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SALT — noun marshes flooded by the tide. 2. salt ·noun fig.: bitter; sharp; pungent. 3. salt ·noun fig.: salacious; lecherous; lustful. …
Webster English vocab
BELOW
Webster English vocab
SIT — [sit] vb sat ; sit.ting [ME sitten, fr. OE sittan; akin to OHG sizzen to sit, L sedere, Gk hezesthai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALT — [salt] n [ME, fr. OE sealt; akin to OHG salz salt, Lith saldus sweet, L sal salt, Gk hals salt, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BELOW
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALT — in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALT — salt, Salt, SALT BrE AmE sɔːlt sɒlt sɑːlt — Preference poll, British English: sɔːlt 43%, sɒlt 57%. ▷ salted ˈsɔːlt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — / sɔːlt; NAmE ; BrE also sɒlt/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] a white …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELOW — / bɪˈləʊ; NAmE bɪˈloʊ/ preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. at or to a lower level or position than sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT — sit S1 W1 /sɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SALT — I. salt 1 S2 W3 /sɔːlt $ sɒːlt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sealt ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELOW — be ‧ low S2 W2 /bɪˈləʊ $ -ˈloʊ/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BELOW
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALT — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELOW
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1. intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Oxford English vocab
SALT — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. (also common salt) sodium chloride; the substance that gives sea water its characteristic taste, …
Oxford English vocab
BELOW
Oxford English vocab
SIT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALT — ( salts, salting, salted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Salt is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is below something else, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BELOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ something else, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a high sugar/salt/fibre etc content ▪ Red meat tends to have a high fat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELOW — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES above/below deck ▪ Peter stayed below deck. above/below normal ▪ Car sales are still below …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SALT — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Salt water is sea water.salt water lakes/lagoonssalt water fish/plantsThe estuary - a partially enclosed bay where …
Cambridge English vocab
BELOW — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - in a lower position (than), underFrom the top of the skyscraper the cars below us …
Cambridge English vocab
SIT — Synonyms and related words : be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SALT — Synonyms and related words : AB, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Attic, Atticism, Dylan, Flying Dutchman, Neptune, OD, Poseidon, Tabasco, Varuna, Worcestershire …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELOW — I. adverb 1. in or at a lower position than something expressed or implied several business establishments were situated below …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless , still ▪ Just ~ still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BELOW — INDEX: 1. under something that is directly above 2. in a lower position or at a lower level than something …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT — INDEX: 1. to be sitting in a chair, on the floor etc 2. to sit after you have been standing …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT — v. 25B6; verb you'd better sit down : TAKE A SEAT, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELOW — adv. 25B6; preposition the water rushed below them : BENEATH, under, underneath, further down than, lower than. the sum is …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — v. 1 be seated, settle, sit down, take a seat, rest, Colloq take the weight or a load off one's …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SALT
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BELOW — adv. 1 lower down, further down, farther down Please see the explanation given below The department head could no longer …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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