SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND

Meaning of SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND in English

{v. phr.} To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. * /The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind during Prohibition./

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — endanger oneself, take a risk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — to take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — see wind
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — see wind
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — {v. phr.} To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. * /The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind …
Slang English vocab
SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND — v. phr. To be on the borderline between legality and illegality. The wealthy tycoon sailed close to the wind during …
American Idioms English vocabulary
CLOSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
Английский словарь Британика
WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAIL — I. ˈsāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ; see sense 1b ) Etymology: Middle English seil, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAIL — — sailable , adj. — sailless , adj. /sayl/ , n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAIL — I. ˈsāl, as last element in compounds often səl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
Webster English vocab
SAIL — noun a wing; a van. 2. sail ·noun to set sail; to begin a voyage. 3. sail ·noun the extended …
Webster English vocab
CLOSE
Webster English vocab
WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAIL — [sail] n [ME, fr. OE segl; akin to OHG segal sail] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): an extent of fabric …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAIL — an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water. …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIND
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL — / seɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. ( of a boat or ship or the people on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAIL — I. sail 1 S3 /seɪl/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOSE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAIL — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAIL — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
SAIL — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WIND
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAIL — ( sails, sailing, sailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Sails are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAIL — Synonyms and related words : aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAIL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main (usually mainsail ) ▪ canvas VERB + SAIL ▪ hoist , raise , rig ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WIND — n. 25B6; verb the road winds up the mountain : TWIST (AND TURN), bend, curve, loop, zigzag, weave, snake. he …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAIL — n. 25B6; noun the ship's sails : canvas. See list. 25B6; verb we sailed across the Atlantic : VOYAGE, travel …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIND
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SAIL — v. 1 navigate, pilot, steer Sail as close to the shore as possible to avoid the whirlpool 2 go sailing …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIND — See: GET WIND OF, GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, GONE WITH THE WIND, IN THE WIND, IT'S …
Словарь английских идиом
WIND — I poet. 1. сущ. 1) ветер balmy, gentle, light wind ≈ благоуханный воздух, легкий ветерок blast, gust of wind ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) парус, паруса to furl, take in a sail ≈ убирать парус to let out the sails …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIND — wind.ogg _I 1. wınd, поэт. , арх. waınd n 1. ветер strong high wind - сильный крепкий ветер fair /favourable/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAIL — sail.ogg 1. seıl n 1. парус to strike to lower, to trim sail(s) - убирать паруса to hoist /to set/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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