SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON

Meaning of SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON in English

explain, enlighten, help you understand, To shed a little light on the topic of idioms, we'll read this book.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON — explain, enlighten, help you understand To shed a little light on the topic of idioms, we'll read this book.
English Idioms vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Little Armenia Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Английский словарь Британика
SHED — I. ˈshed verb ( shed ; shed ; shedding ; sheds ) Etymology: Middle English sheden to divide, separate, shed, …
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
LITTLE — I. ˈlid. ə l, -it ə l sometimes when not heavily stressed (ˌ)lil esp when a vowel follows adjective ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHED — (v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls …
Английский словарь Webster
SHED — ( v. t. ) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHED — shed 1 — shedlike , adj. /shed/ , n. 1. a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LITTLE — — littlish /lit"l ish, lit"lish/ , adj. — littleness , n. /lit"l/ , adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITTLE — I. ˈli-t ə l adjective ( lit·tler ˈli-t ə l-ər, ˈlit-lər ; or less ˈles ; or less·er ˈle-sər ; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHED — impf & ·p.p. of shed. 2. shed ·noun a parting; a separation; a division. 3. shed ·vi to fall in …
Webster English vocab
LITTLE — noun a small degree or scale; miniature. 2. little ·adj short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep. 3. little …
Webster English vocab
LIGHT
Webster English vocab
SHED — [shed] vb shed ; shed.ding [ME, to divide, separate, fr. OE sceadan; akin to OHG skeidan to separate, L scindere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHED — / ʃed; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun (often in compounds) 1. a small simple building, usually built of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITTLE — / ˈlɪtl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHED — I. shed 1 S3 /ʃed/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from shade ] 1 . …
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
LITTLE — I. lit ‧ tle 1 S1 W1 /ˈlɪtl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: lytel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHED — v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed) 1 let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves). 2 take …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHED — v.tr. (shedding; past and past part. shed) 1 let or cause to fall off (trees shed their leaves). 2 take …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHED — 1. n.1 a one-storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1. small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES /lɪt(ə)l/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHED — ( sheds, shedding) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'shed' …
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
LITTLE — I. DETERMINER, QUANTIFIER, AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHED — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bicycle shed (= place for keeping bicycles in ) ▪ He built a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHED — (PRODUCE) [verb] [T] shedding, past shed - to produce (esp. tears, light or blood)She shed a few tears at her …
Cambridge English vocab
LITTLE — n. Little Armenia Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Entente Little League little magazine Little Missouri River Little Richard Little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Slang English vocab
LITTLE — INDEX: a small amount 1. a small amount of a substance 2. a very small amount of a substance 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
LITTLE — See ↑ LITTLE 7, ↑ SHORT 7, ↑ SMALL 1, ↑ YOUNG 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIGHT — INDEX: not dark 1. light from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc 2. to make a place light …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHED — n. 25B6; verb the trees shed their leaves : DROP, scatter, spill. the caterpillar shed its skin : SLOUGH OFF, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LITTLE — n. 25B6; adjective a little writing desk : SMALL, small-scale, compact; mini, miniature, tiny, minute, minuscule; toy, baby, pocket, undersized, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHED — v. 1 spill Much blood has been shed in the name of freedom 2 shine, spread, scatter, throw, cast, let …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTLE — adj. 1 small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget, pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITTLE — See: A LITTLE, A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW, LITTLE FROG IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
LITTLE — I adverb 1 BAD : It was my first interview and I was nervous a little. GOOD : It was …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHED — I гл. 1) а) ронять, терять; сбрасывать Trees shed their leaves. ≈ Деревья сбрасывают листья. Animals shed their thicker winter …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LITTLE — 1. прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) little finger …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHED — shed.ogg _I 1. ʃed n 1. 1> навес, сарай tool shed - будка /сарайчик/ для хранения садовых инструментов 2> шед …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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