WOULD GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM FOR

Meaning of WOULD GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM FOR in English

informal

wish for desperately.

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WOULD — I. _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d Etymology: Middle English wolde, wulde, wold, from Old English wolde; akin to Old High German wolta …
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RIGHT
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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ARM — I. ˈärm, ˈȧm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English arm, earm; akin to Old High German …
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WOULD — would 1 /wood/ ; unstressed /weuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. and pp. of will 1 . 2. (used to …
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RIGHT — — rightable , adj. /ruyt/ , adj., righter, rightest , n., adv., v. adj. 1. in accordance with what is …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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ARM — arm 1 — armed , adj. — armlike , adj. /ahrm/ , n. 1. the upper limb of the human …
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RIGHT — I. ˈrīt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English riht; akin to Old High German reht right, Latin rectus straight, …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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ARM — I. ˈärm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit īrma arm Date: before …
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WOULD — verb, past of will Etymology: Middle English wolde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wolta wished, desired Date: …
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GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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ARM — noun a branch of a tree. 2. arm ·noun anything resembling an arm. 3. arm ·noun an inlet of water …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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ARM — [arm] n [ME, fr. OE earm; akin to L armus shoulder, Skt irma arm] (bef. 12c) 1: a human upper …
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ARM — in zoology, either of the forelimbs or upper limbs of ordinarily bipedal vertebrates, particularly humans and other primates. The term …
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WOULD — / strong form wʊd; NAmE ; weak form wəd; əd/ modal verb ( short form 'd / d; NAmE /, …
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RIGHT — / raɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb , exclamation ■ adjective MORALLY GOOD 1. [ not …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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ARM — / ɑːm; NAmE ɑːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun —see also arms PART OF BODY 1. either of the two …
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WOULD — would S1 W1 /wʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form wouldn’t ) [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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ARM — I. arm 1 S1 W1 /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3-4, 6-13: Language: Old English …
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WOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. would) past of WILL(1), used esp.: 1 (in the 2nd and 3rd persons, and often in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIGHT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
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WOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. would) past of WILL(1), used esp.: 1 (in the 2nd and 3rd persons, and often in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIGHT
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
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WOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. would) past of WILL(1), used esp.: 1. (in the 2nd and 3rd persons, and often in the …
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RIGHT
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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ARM — 1. n.1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
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RIGHT — I. CORRECT, APPROPRIATE, OR ACCEPTABLE /raɪt/ ( rights, righting, righted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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ARM — I. PART OF YOUR BODY OR OF SOMETHING ELSE /ɑ:(r)m/ ( arms) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
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WOULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Would' is a modal verb. It …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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ARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. an armed attack ▪ Armed …
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RIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Bill of Rights, Bircher, Bourbon, Christian, Declaration of Right, Epistle side, Magna Carta, Magna Charta, …
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GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
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GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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