STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT

Meaning of STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT in English

make immediate use of an opportunity.

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

STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — take care of a matter before it becomes too late, take advantage of the proper timing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — ( saying ) to make use of an opportunity immediately ORIGIN: This expression refers to a blacksmith making a shoe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — See: MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
Slang English vocab
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — See ↑ CHANCE 5
Longman Activator English vocab
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — See: MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
Словарь английских идиом
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike …
English Idioms vocab
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — do it before it is too late, now is the time to act In business, timing is important. You strike …
English Idioms vocabulary
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — ковать пока железо еще горячо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — ковать пока железо еще горячо
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — Куй железо пока горячо. Proverbs (Пословицы).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT — Ср. Куй железо, пока горячо
Английские поговорки
IRON — I Metallic chemical element , one of the transition element s, chemical symbol Fe, atomic number 26. Iron is the …
Английский словарь Британика
WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck “ ; also strick·en ˈstrikən ; striking ˈstrīkiŋ ; strikes ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IRON — I. ˈī(ə)rn, ˈīən sometimes chiefly for the sake of the meter in a line of poetry ˈīrən noun ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRIKE — — strikeless , adj. /struyk/ , v. , struck or ( Obs. ) strook; struck or ( esp. for 31-34 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IRON — — ironless , adj. — ironlike , adj. /uy"euhrn/ , n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. ˈstrīk verb ( struck ˈstrək ; struck also strick·en ˈstri-kən ; strik·ing ˈstrī-kiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IRON — I. ˈī(-ə)rn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
IRON — noun rude; hard; harsh; severe. 2. iron ·noun fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles. 3. iron ·noun inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron …
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IRON — [iron] n [ME, fr. OE isern, iren; akin to OHG isarn iron] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy malleable ductile magnetic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOT — hot BrE AmE hɒt AmE hɑːt ▷ hots hɒts AmE hɑːts ▷ hotted ˈhɒt ɪd -əd AmE ˈhɑːt̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — / straɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( struck , struck / strʌk; NAmE /) HIT SB / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — / ˈaɪən; NAmE ˈaɪərn/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun METAL 1. [ U ] ( symb Fe ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — / hɒt; NAmE hɑːt/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( hot·ter , hot·test ) TEMPERATURE 1. having a high temperature; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRIKE — I. strike 1 S3 W3 /straɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle struck /strʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRON — I. i ‧ ron 1 S2 W3 /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: isern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRIKE — v. & n. v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1 a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IRON — n., adj., & v. n. 1 Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOT — adj., v., & adv. adj. (hotter, hottest) 1 a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
STRIKE — v. & n. --v. (past struck; past part. struck or archaic stricken) 1. a tr. subject to an impact. b …
Oxford English vocab
IRON — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. Chem. a silver-white ductile metallic element occurring naturally as haematite, magnetite, etc., much used …
Oxford English vocab
HOT — adj., v., & adv. --adj. (hotter, hottest) 1. a having a relatively or noticeably high temperature. b (of food or …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRIKE — ( strikes, striking, struck, stricken) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IRON — ( irons, ironing, ironed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Iron is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOT — ( hotter, hottest, hots, hotting, hotted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IRON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a paracetamol/quinine/iron etc tablet ▪ She's on iron tablets for her anaemia. a stone/wooden/iron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/warm/hot spell ▪ There was a very cold spell in late November. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRIKE — (HIT) [verb] [past:] struck - to hit or attack forcefully or violentlyShe died when her car went out of control …
Cambridge English vocab
IRON — n. magnetic iron ore iron pyrite bog iron ore cast iron Iron Act Iron Age Iron Curtain iron deficiency anemia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Concise Oxford English vocab

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