ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE

Meaning of ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE in English

pretending to be important and rich (See also all show )

If a man buys things he can't pay for, he's all hat and no cattle.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALL — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES above all (else) (= used to say that something is more important than anything …
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CATTLE — Domesticated Depending on the breed, mature bulls (fertile males) weigh 1,000–4,000 lbs (450–1,800 kg); cows (fertile females) weigh 800–2,400 lbs …
Английский словарь Британика
NO — I. ˈnō; when expressing disgust, impatience, or strong disagreement ˈnȯ, ˈnä, ˈnȧ, ( especially when reduplicated ) ˈnə, ˈʔmʔm, ˈʔəʔə, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAT — I. ˈhat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hæt; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALL — I. ˈȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English al, all, from Old English all, eall; akin to Old High German al all, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATTLE — ˈkad. ə l, ˈkat ə l noun ( plural cattle ; usually plural in construction ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAT — — hatless , adj. — hatlessness , n. — hatlike , adj. /hat/ , n. , v. , hatted, hatting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALL — /awl/ , adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAT — v. put on a hat; cover with a hat; provide with a hat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAT — I. ˈhat noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hæt; akin to Old High German huot head covering — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAT — [hat] n [ME, fr. OE haet; akin to OHG huot head covering--more at hood] (bef. 12c) 1: a covering for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAT — any of various styles of head covering. Men wore hats in the form of caps or hoods in ancient times, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATTLE — domesticated bovine farm animals that are raised for their meat or milk, for their hides, or for draft purposes. In …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATTLE — cattle BrE AmE ˈkæt ə l AmE \ ˈkæt̬ ə l ▶ ˈ cattle cake BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cattle …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAT — / hæt; NAmE / noun 1. a covering made to fit the head, often with a brim , (= a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATTLE — / ˈkætl; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — / ɔːl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. (used with plural nouns. The noun may have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAT — hat S1 W3 /hæt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hæt ] 1 . a piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CATTLE — cat ‧ tle /ˈkætl/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: catel 'personal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALL — I. all 1 S1 W1 /ɔːl $ ɒːl/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . the whole of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a covering for the head, often with a brim and worn out of doors. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATTLE — n.pl. 1 any bison, buffalo, yak, or domesticated bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos. 2 archaic livestock. øcattle-cake Brit. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAT — n. & v. n. 1 a covering for the head, often with a brim and worn out of doors. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATTLE — n.pl. 1 any bison, buffalo, yak, or domesticated bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos. 2 archaic livestock. cattle-cake Brit. …
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ALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a covering for the head, often with a brim and worn out of doors. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CATTLE — n.pl. 1. any bison, buffalo, yak, or domesticated bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos. 2 archaic livestock. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Oxford English vocab
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAT — ( hats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A hat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATTLE — Cattle are cows and bulls. ...the finest herd of beef cattle for two hundred miles. N-PLURAL
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use all to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CATTLE — Cattle are cows and bulls. ...the finest herd of beef ~ for two hundred miles. N-PLURAL
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bobble hat coat stand/hat stand (= for hanging coats or hats on ) cocked hat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CATTLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAT — [noun] [C] - a covering for the head that is not part of a piece of clothinga straw/felt/fur/leather/cotton hata woolly/knitted …
Cambridge English vocab
CATTLE — [plural] [noun] - large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and bullsWe used to keep beef/dairy cattle.They …
Cambridge English vocab
CATTLE — n. Domesticated bovids that are raised for meat, milk, or hides or for draft purposes. Depending on the breed, mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAT — Synonyms and related words : Balmoral, Dutch cap, Panama, Panama hat, Salvation Army bonnet, Stetson, astrakhan, balaclava helmet, baseball cap, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Alderney, Animalia, Ayrshire, Brahman, Chiroptera, Dexter, Durham, Dutch Belted, Galloway, Hereford, Holstein, Indian buffalo, Jersey, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAT — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT …
Slang English vocab
CATTLE — Sad cattle: whores or gypsies. Black cattle, bugs. CANT.
Slang English vocab
HAT — n. brass hat high hat old hat
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HAT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad-brimmed , wide-brimmed ▪ floppy ▪ battered ▪ pointed ▪ tall ▪ fur , straw , wool …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CATTLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beef , dairy ▪ Highland , longhorn , shorthorn ▪ native ▪ wild ▪ domestic ▪ live …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
HAT — n. 25B6; noun Brit. informal titfer. See list. Hats and Headgear babushka kepi balaclava leghorn hat balmoral lum hat baseball …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATTLE — n. 25B6; plural noun COWS, bovines, oxen, bulls; stock, livestock. See lists. bovine. Domestic Cattle Aberdeen Angus Jamaica Hope Afrikander …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATTLE — v (Cockney) совокупляться (см. cattle-truck в Приложении 3)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
CATTLE — n. livestock, stock, beef; cows, bulls, bullocks, steers, bovines, oxen He spent 20 years as a cowboy, herding cattle in …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAT — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT …
Словарь английских идиом
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
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