UP A GUM TREE BRIT.

Meaning of UP A GUM TREE BRIT. in English

up a gum tree Brit.

informal

in or into a predicament.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TREE — I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self-supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in most species the trunk …
Английский словарь Британика
GUM — I In botany, an adhesive substance of vegetable origin, mostly obtained as exudate from the bark of trees or shrubs …
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tre, tree, from Old English trēow; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUM — I. ˈgəm, dial ˈgüm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old English gōma palate; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUM — (n.) A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
Английский словарь Webster
GUM — ( n. ) A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TREE — — treelike , adj. /tree/ , n. , v. , treed, treeing . n. 1. a plant having a permanently …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUM — gum 1 — gumless , adj. — gumlike , adj. /gum/ , n. , v. , gummed, gumming . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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BRIT — n. small herring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TREE — I. ˈtrē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trēow; akin to Old Norse trē tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dāru …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUM — I. ˈgəm noun Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old English gōma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TREE — noun wood; timber. 2. tree ·noun a cross or gallows; as tyburn tree. 3. tree ·vt to drive to a …
Webster English vocab
GUM — noun a rubber overshoe. 2. gum ·noun ·see gum tree, below. 3. gum ·vi to exude or from gum; to …
Webster English vocab
BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
Webster English vocab
BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TREE — [tree] n [ME, fr. OE treow; akin to ON tre tree, Gk drys, Skt daru wood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUM — [gum] n [ME gome, fr. OE goma palate; akin to OHG guomo palate, and perh. to Gk chaos abyss] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TREE — woody plant that renews its growth every year (called a perennial). Most plants classified as trees have a single self-supporting …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUM — also called Gingiva, plural Gingivae, in anatomy, mucous membrane attached to and surrounding the necks of the teeth and adjacent …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUM — abbreviation of Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin (Russian: State Department Store), the largest department store in Russia. Situated on a traditional market …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TREE — / triː; NAmE / noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUM — / gʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually pl. ] either of the firm …
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TREE — tree S1 W1 /triː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: treow ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUM — I. gum 1 /ɡʌm/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: goma ] [ Sense 2-5: …
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
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUM — n. & v. --n. 1 a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TREE — n. & v. 1 a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GUM — n. & v. n. 1 a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TREE — n. & v. 1. a a perennial plant with a woody self-supporting main stem or trunk when mature and usu. …
Oxford English vocab
GUM — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a viscous secretion of some trees and shrubs that hardens on drying but …
Oxford English vocab
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUM — ( gums, gumming, gummed) 1. Gum is a substance, usually tasting of mint, which you chew for a long time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TREE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Christmas tree (= a decorated tree that people have in their homes at Christmas …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bubble gum chew gum/tobacco chewing gum gum tree sweet gum COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
Cambridge English vocab

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