LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY

Meaning of LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY in English

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY — {v. phr.} To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success. * /Peter bet on …
Slang English vocab
LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY — {v. phr.} To seem very self-satisfied; look as if you had just had a great success. * /Peter bet on …
Словарь английских идиом
LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY — ( Досл.: «иметь вид кота, проглотившего канарейку») Быть очень довольным; гордиться каким-либо из своих поступков. Например: He looked like the …
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
SWALLOWED — (Verb) nakatulon
English-Visayan vocabulary
CANARY — noun (plural canaries) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 a Canary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
CANARY — Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Английский словарь Британика
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English looken, loken, from Old English lōcian; akin to Middle Dutch loeken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANARY — I. kəˈnerē, -ˈeə-, -ˈa(a)(ə)-, -ˈā-, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWALLOWED — (imp. & p. p.) of Swallow
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (v. i.) To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Английский словарь Webster
SWALLOWED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Swallow
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOK — /look/ , v.i. 1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — /keuh nair"ee/ , n. , pl. canaries , adj. n. 1. any of several Old World finches of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANARY — noun ( plural ca·nar·ies ) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWALLOWED — impf & ·p.p. of swallow.
Webster English vocab
LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — noun a canary bird. 2. canary ·noun a quick and lively dance. 3. canary ·noun wine made in the canary …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — ■ noun ( plural canaries ) 1》 a bright yellow finch with a melodious song, popular as a cage bird. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANARY — [ca.nary] n, pl ca.nar.ies [MF canarie, fr. OSp canario, fr. Islas Canarias Canary Islands] (1584) 1: a Canary Islands usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANARY — (species Serinus canaria), popular cage bird of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANARY — / kəˈneəri; NAmE -ˈneri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOK — I. look 1 S1 W1 /lʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: locian ] 1 . SEE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOK — v., n., & int. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Oxford English vocab
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND /lʊk/ ( looks, looking, looked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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