LEAD A MERRY CHASE

Meaning of LEAD A MERRY CHASE in English

delay or escape capture by someone, make a person work hard He led the investigators on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

LEAD A MERRY CHASE — {v. phr.} To delay or escape capture by (someone) skillfully; make (a pursuer) work hard. * /The deer led the …
Slang English vocab
LEAD A MERRY CHASE — {v. phr.} To delay or escape capture by (someone) skillfully; make (a pursuer) work hard. * /The deer led the …
Словарь английских идиом
LEAD A MERRY CHASE — v. phr. To delay or escape capture by (someone) skillfully; make (a pursuer) work hard. The deer led the hunter …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LEAD — I Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, silvery white or grayish, malleable, …
Английский словарь Британика
CHASE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Chase Manhattan Corp. Chase Samuel Chase William Merritt JPMorgan Chase & Co. {{link=Knox Philander …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHASE — I. ˈchās verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chacen, chasen, from Middle French chasser, from Old French chacier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERRY — (superl.) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest.
Английский словарь Webster
MERRY — ( superl. ) Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAD — lead 1 /leed/ , v. , led, leading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHASE — I. ˈchās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer Date: 13th century 1. a. : the hunting of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERRY — adjective ( mer·ri·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
LEAD
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
MERRY — [mer.ry] adj mer.ri.er ; -est [ME mery, fr. OE myrge, merge; akin to OHG murg short--more at brief] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHASE — [chase] n (13c) 1 a: the hunting of wild animals--used with the b: the act of chasing: pursuit c: an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERRY — merr|y, Merry BrE AmE ˈmer |i ▷ merr|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ merr|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ merr|ily …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAD — I . *lead / liːd; NAmE / verb , noun —see also lead (II) ■ verb ( led , led …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHASE — / tʃeɪs; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb RUN / DRIVE AFTER 1. [ vn ] chase (after) sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAD — I. lead 1 S1 W1 /liːd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle led /led/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHASE — I. chase 1 S3 /tʃeɪs/ BrE AmE verb [ Sense 1-5, 7: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHASE — I. Chase BrE AmE trademark a large bank in the US, with its main offices in New York City. It …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAD — n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a heavy bluish-grey soft ductile metallic element occurring naturally in galena and used in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAD — n. & v. n. 1 Chem. a heavy bluish-grey soft ductile metallic element occurring naturally in galena and used in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
LEAD — I. BEING AHEAD OR TAKING SOMEONE SOMEWHERE /li:d/ ( leads, leading, led) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHASE — ( chases, chasing, chased) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHASE — (~s, chasing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHASE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car chase ▪ The best bit in the movie was the car chase …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERRY — (DRUNK) [adjective] -ier, -iest [UK] [informal] - used to avoid saying slightly drunkJoan got a bit merry last night!
Cambridge English vocab
CHASE — (TAKE ACTION) [verb] [T] [informal] - to take action in order to discover something, or to (cause someone to) do …
Cambridge English vocab
CHASE — n. Chase Manhattan Corp. Chase Salmon Portland Chase Samuel Chase William Merritt JPMorgan Chase & Co. Knox Philander Chase Smith …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERRY — See: LEAD A MERRY CHASE, MAKE MERRY.
Slang English vocab
CHASE — See: GIVE CHASE, GO CHASE ONESELF, LEAD A MERRY CHASE.
Slang English vocab
CHASE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ high-speed ▪ car ▪ The film ends with a long car ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHASE — n. 25B6; verb the dogs chased the fox : PURSUE, run after, give chase to, follow; hunt, track, trail; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEAD — v. 1 conduct, escort, usher, guide, show the way, pilot, steer If you lead, I'll follow 2 cause, influence, prompt, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MERRY — See: LEAD A MERRY CHASE, MAKE MERRY.
Словарь английских идиом
CHASE — See: GIVE CHASE, GO CHASE ONESELF, LEAD A MERRY CHASE.
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAD — I 1. сущ. 1) хим. свинец 2) а) мор. лот to heave the lead, cast the lead ≈ бросать лот; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHASE — I 1. сущ. 1) преследование, погоня to give chase ≈ гнаться, преследовать in chase of ≈ в погоне за wild-goose …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERRY — merry.ogg _I ʹmerı a 1. 1> весёлый, радостный, оживлённый merry laugh - весёлый /радостный/ смех a merry fellow - весёлый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAD — lead.ogg _I 1. led n 1. хим. свинец lead ore - свинцовая руда lead plate - свинцовая пластинка lead plating …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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