HEMMING AND HAHING

Meaning of HEMMING AND HAHING in English

"saying ""ahem...ah"" while thinking what to say, beat around the bush" When we asked him about the missing money, there was a lot of hemming and hahing.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

HEMMING AND HAHING — saying "ahem...ah" while thinking what to say (See also beat around the bush ) When we asked him about the …
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HEMMING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: from gerund of hem (III) : the act or process of one that hems ; …
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HEMMING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hem
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HEMMING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Hem
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HEMMING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of hem.
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AND
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HEMMING — подрубать, подшивать; обшивать, окаймлять ограничивать (что-л. определенными границами); гм!, хм! (для обозначения звучащей паузы в речи) произносить "гм", хмыкать, покашливать, …
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HEMMING — подрубать, подшивать; обшивать, окаймлять ограничивать (что-л. определенными границами); гм!, хм! (для обозначения звучащей паузы в речи) произносить "гм", хмыкать, покашливать, запинаться скрывать, прятать что-л. …
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HEMMING-STITCH — n. stitch for sewing hems on skirts and dresses
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HEM — I. ˈhem pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English him, heom, dative of hīe they — more at he 1. …
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HAW — I. ˈhȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hawe, from Old English haga hedge, hawthorn — more at hedge …
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FINISH — I. ˈfinish, -nēsh, chiefly in pres part -nəsh verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English finisshen, from Middle French feniss-, …
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TORN SIZE — noun : the size of a piece of household linen (as a bed sheet) before hemming
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CATCH STITCH — noun 1. : kettle stitch 2. : a large cross-stitch of uneven proportions used especially on bulky materials for finishing …
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TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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HEMMER — /hem"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that hems. 2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges. [ 1425-75; late …
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HEM — hem 1 /hem/ , v. , hemmed, hemming , n. v.t. 1. to fold back and sew down the edge …
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CUL-DE-SAC — /kul"deuh sak", -sak', kool"-/ ; Fr. /kyuudeu sannk"/ , n. , pl. culs-de-sac /kulz"deuh sak", -sak', koolz"-/ ; Fr. /kyuudeu …
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CATCH STITCH — Sewing. a large cross-stitch used in finishing seams and in hemming. Also called catstitch . [ 1840-50 ]
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FABRIC FINISHING — hemming the edges of a piece of fabric
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS — the aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Meso-America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western …
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SOUTH AMERICAN FOREST PEOPLES — Distribution of aboriginal South American and circum-Caribbean cultural groups. indigenous inhabitants of the tropical forests of South America. The tribal …
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PIZARRO, FRANCISCO — born c. 1475, , Trujillo, Extremadura, Castile died June 26, 1541, Lima [now in Peru] Spanish conqueror of the Inca …
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MACHU PICCHU — also spelled Machupicchu, or Macchu Picchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, …
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CENTRAL BRAHUI RANGE — southern offshoot of the Himalayas, lying in the centre of the Balochistan plateau, Pakistan. It extends southward for about 225 …
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BRAZIL — Boat traffic on the Amazon River near Gurup, Par state, Brazil. officially Federative Republic of Brazil, Portuguese Repblica Federativa do …
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AMAZON RIVER
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HEM — hem BrE AmE hem ▷ hemmed hemd ▷ hemming ˈhem ɪŋ ▷ hems hemz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEM — I. hem 1 /hem/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] the edge of a piece of cloth …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEM — int., n., & v. --int. calling attention or expressing hesitation by a slight cough or clearing of the throat. --n. …
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HEM — 1. n. & v. --n. the border of a piece of cloth, esp. a cut edge turned under and sewn …
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YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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PUT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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FOR
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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COME
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