SITTING ON A POWDER KEG

Meaning of SITTING ON A POWDER KEG in English

See: SIT ON A VOLCANO.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

SITTING ON A POWDER KEG — See: SIT ON A VOLCANO.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEG — barilette
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KEG — sugong
English-Visayan vocabulary
KEG — noun Etymology: Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi ~ Date: circa 1632 a small cask …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SITTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sitten to sit 1. : an act of one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POWDER — I. ˈpau̇də(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poudre, from Old French, from Latin pulver-, pulvis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEG — ˈkeg, -ā-, ÷-a-, ÷-ai- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier cag, from Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITTING — (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; …
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — (n.) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
KEG — (n.) A small cask or barrel.
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — ( n. ) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — ( n. ) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KEG — ( n. ) A small cask or barrel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — /sit"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POWDER — powder 1 — powderer , n. /pow"deuhr/ , n. 1. any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEG — /keg/ , n. 1. a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEG — n. small barrel; unit of weight which equals 100 pounds (45 kg)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SITTING — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. : the act of one that sits b. : a single occasion of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEG — ˈkag, ˈkāg noun Etymology: Middle English kag, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kaggi keg Date: circa 1632 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITTING — noun a brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls. 2. sitting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sit. 3. sitting ·adj …
Webster English vocab
POWDER — vt to sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. 2. powder ·vi to use powder on the hair or skin; …
Webster English vocab
KEG — noun a small cask or barrel.
Webster English vocab
KEG — ■ noun 1》 a small barrel, especially one of less than 10 gallons or (in the US) 30 gallons. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SITTING — [sit.ting] n (13c) 1 a: the act of one that sits b: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POWDER — [pow.der] vb pow.dered ; pow.der.ing vt (13c) 1: to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEG — [keg] n [ME kag, of Scand origin; akin to ON kaggi keg] (ca. 1632) 1: a small cask or barrel …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SITTING — sitting BrE AmE ˈsɪt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈsɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ sitting|s z ▶ ˌ Sitting ˈ Bull BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POWDER — powder BrE AmE ˈpaʊd ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ powder|ed d ▷ powdering ˈpaʊd‿ ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KEG — keg BrE AmE keɡ ▷ kegs keɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITTING — / ˈsɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POWDER — / ˈpaʊdə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] a dry mass of very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEG — / keg; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a round wooden or metal container with a flat top and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — sit ‧ ting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the times when a meal is served in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POWDER — I. pow ‧ der 1 /ˈpaʊdə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEG — keg /keɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: cag 'barrel' (15-18 centuries) , from Old Norse kaggi …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POWDER — n. & v. --n. 1 a substance in the form of fine dry particles. 2 a medicine or cosmetic in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEG — n. a small barrel, usu. of less than 10 gallons or (in the US) 30 gallons. økeg beer beer supplied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITTING — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POWDER — n. & v. n. 1 a substance in the form of fine dry particles. 2 a medicine or cosmetic in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEG — n. a small barrel, usu. of less than 10 gallons or (in the US) 30 gallons. keg beer beer supplied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Oxford English vocab
POWDER — n. & v. --n. 1. a substance in the form of fine dry particles. 2 a medicine or cosmetic in …
Oxford English vocab
KEG — n. a small barrel, usu. of less than 10 gallons or (in the US) 30 gallons. Phrases and idioms: keg …
Oxford English vocab
SITTING — ( sittings) 1. A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POWDER — ( powders, powdering, powdered) 1. Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance. The wood turns to powder …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEG — ( kegs) A keg is a small barrel used for storing something such as beer or other alcoholic drinks. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POWDER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES baking powder chilli powder curry powder (= a mixture of spices for making curry …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer barrel/keg (= a large container for beer ) ▪ They rolled empty beer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITTING — [noun] [C]When the hotel is full, dinner is served in two sittings (= periods in which a number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
POWDER — [verb] [T]Powder (= Put special powder on) the baby's bottom to stop it chafing.I'll just powder my nose - it's …
Cambridge English vocab
KEG — [noun] [C] - a small barrel usually used for storing beer or other alcoholic drinksIn the US, a keg party …
Cambridge English vocab
POWDER
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITTING — adj. Sitting is used with these nouns: ↑ governor , ↑ position , ↑ president , ↑ target , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KEG — noun Keg is used before these nouns: ↑ beer Keg is used after these nouns: ↑ beer
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SITTING — n. 25B6; noun all-night sittings : SESSION, meeting, assembly; hearing. 25B6; adjective a sitting position : SEDENTARY, seated. standing.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEG — n. cask, barrel, butt, hogshead, tun, puncheon We bought a keg of beer for the party
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SITTING — сущ. 1) заседание, собрание, совещание Syn : session, meeting 2) сеанс (позирования и т. п.) at a sitting ≈ в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POWDER — 1. сущ. 1) а) порошок; пыль baby powder ≈ детская присыпка curry powder ≈ порошок карри dusting powder ≈ антисептический …
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