HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

Meaning of HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY in English

telling the truth is the best plan, honesty pays off Above the teacher's desk is this sign: Honesty is the best policy.

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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY — telling the truth is the best plan, honesty pays off Above the teacher's desk is this sign: Honesty is the …
English Idioms vocabulary
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY — честность лучшая политика
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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY — честность лучшая политика
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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY — Честность – лучшая политика. Proverbs (Пословицы).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY — Честность - лучшая политика
Английские поговорки
BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POLICY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Big Stick Policy fiscal policy foreign policy Good Neighbour Policy incomes policy monetary policy …
Английский словарь Британика
POLICY — I. ˈpäləsē, -si noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English policie, from Middle French, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, adjective & adverb, from Old English betst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONESTY — ˈänə̇stē, -ti noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English honeste estimable character, honor, from Old French honesté, from Latin honestat-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONESTY — (a.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are …
Английский словарь Webster
HONESTY — ( a. ) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POLICY — policy 1 /pol"euh see/ , n. , pl. policies . 1. a definite course of action adopted for the sake …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEST — /best/ , adj., superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONESTY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 14th century 1. obsolete : chastity 2. a. : fairness and straightforwardness of conduct …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLICY — noun civil polity. 2. policy ·noun motive; object; inducement. 3. policy ·vt to regulate by laws; to reduce to order. …
Webster English vocab
HONESTY — adj chastity; modesty. 2. honesty ·adj honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. 3. honesty ·adj the quality or state of …
Webster English vocab
BEST — vt to get the better of. 2. best ·adj most; largest; as, the best part of a week. 3. best …
Webster English vocab
HONESTY — [hon.es.ty] n, pl -ties (14c) 1 obs: chastity 2. a: fairness and straightforwardness of conduct b: adherence to the facts: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEST — [best] adj, superlative of good [ME, fr. OE betst; akin to OE bot remedy--more at better] (bef. 12c) 1: excelling …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HONESTY — either of the two species of the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family (Brassicaceae). They are European annuals or biennials …
Britannica English vocabulary
HONESTY — honesty BrE AmE ˈɒn əst i -ɪst- AmE \ ˈɑːn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POLICY — / ˈpɒləsi; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] policy (on sth) a plan …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONESTY — / ˈɒnəsti; NAmE ˈɑːn-/ noun [ U ] the quality of being honest : She answered all my questions with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — / best; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (superlative of good ) 1. of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLICY — pol ‧ i ‧ cy S3 W1 AC /ˈpɒləsi, ˈpɒlɪsi $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural policies ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HONESTY — hon ‧ es ‧ ty /ˈɒnəsti, ˈɒnɪsti $ ˈɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ honesty …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — I. best 1 S1 W1 /best/ BrE AmE adjective [superlative of good] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betst ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Oxford English vocab
POLICY — ( policies) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A policy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONESTY — Honesty is the quality of being honest. They said the greatest virtues in a politician were integrity, correctness and honesty. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Best is the superlative of good …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONESTY — Honesty is the quality of being honest. They said the greatest virtues in a politician were integrity, correctness and ~. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POLICY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a controversial plan/proposal/policy ▪ the controversial plan to build a new airport a defence policy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONESTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brutal honesty ▪ He replied with brutal honesty. honesty box COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POLICY — (PLAN) [noun] [C] - a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has …
Cambridge English vocab
HONESTY — [noun] [U]We appreciated her honesty/the honesty of her reply.I must tell you in all honesty (= truthfully and hiding nothing) …
Cambridge English vocab
BEST — (EXCELLENT) [noun] [U] - the most excellent in a group of things or peopleMy tastes are simple - I only …
Cambridge English vocab
POLICY — n. Big Stick Policy fiscal policy foreign policy Good Neighbour Policy incomes policy monetary policy New Economic Policy Open Door …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Slang English vocab
HONESTY — n. Function: noun uprightness as evidenced in character and actions FF1C; he was generally known as a person of scrupulous …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HONESTY — noun uprightness as evidenced in character and actions he was generally known as a person of scrupulous honesty Synonyms: honestness, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POLICY — noun 1 plan of action ADJECTIVE ▪ clear , coherent ▪ explicit , specific ▪ strict ▪ conscious , deliberate …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HONESTY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute , complete , total ▪ I always expect total ~ from my employees. ▪ blunt ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HONESTY — See ↑ HONEST 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ to be honest (with you)/in all honesty
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — INDEX: 1. better than all others 2. the best people or things in a group 3. the best part of …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — See ↑ BEST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ All the best/Best wishes/With best wishes • ↑ as best you can • …
Longman Activator English vocab
HONESTY — n. 25B6; noun I can attest to his honesty : INTEGRITY, uprightness, honourableness, honour, morality, morals, ethics, (high) principles, righteousness, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEST — n. 25B6; adjective the best hotel in Paris : FINEST, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HONESTY — n. 1 trustworthiness, uprightness, rectitude, probity, integrity, virtue, virtuousness, honour As he will deal with large amounts of money, his …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — adj. 1 superlative, unexcelled, finest, pre-eminent, first, superb, unsurpassed, superior, excellent, paramount, first-rate, Colloq A-1, A-one Henry VIII was the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Словарь английских идиом
BEST — I noun BAD : We all made our best to see that they enjoyed themselves. GOOD : We all did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POLICY — I сущ. 1) а) политика, линия поведения, установка, курс to adopt, establish, formulate, set a policy ≈ принимать курс, устанавливать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONESTY — сущ. 1) а) честность (in) to impugn smb.'s honesty ≈ ставить чью-л. честность под сомнение Syn : integrity, uprightness б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — самое лучшее, высшая степень (чего-л) выходное платье - Sunday * праздничное платье лучшие люди; наиболее квалифицированные, знающие работники - he …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POLICY — policy.ogg _I ʹpɒlısı n 1. политика home /internal, domestic/ policy - внутренняя политика foreign policy - внешняя политика long-range policy …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HONESTY — honesty.ogg ʹɒnıstı n 1. честность honesty is the best policy - честность - лучшая политика 2. правдивость; искренность, прямодушие a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEST — best.ogg 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POLICY — 1) курс 2) поведение 3) полис 4) политика 5) режим 6) стратегия • optimal policy function — функция оптимальной политики policy improvement procedure — процедура совершенствования стратегии policy iteration …
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