AS SICK AS A PARROT

Meaning of AS SICK AS A PARROT in English

very, very sick, sicker than a dog

Samuel's voice sounds weird because he's as sick as a parrot.

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

(AS) SICK AS A PARROT — ( BrE , humorous ) very disappointed
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — as.ogg _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AS — _I 1. æz (полная форма); əz,z (редуцированные формы) rel pron 1. вводит придаточные определительные предложения или обороты с such , …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AS — 1. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AS — 1. rel. 1. какой, который; this is the same book as I lost - это такая же книга, как та, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AS — (полная форма); əz , z (редуцированные формы) 1. _pron. _rel. 1> какой, который; this is the same book as I …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARROT — Any of the approximately 300 species of birds in the family Psittacidae. About 220 species of true parrots (subfamily Psittacinae) …
Английский словарь Британика
SICK — I. ˈsik adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sik, sek, seke, from Old English sēoc; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARROT — I. ˈparət also ˈper-, usu -əd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably irregular from Middle French perroquet, paroquet 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARROT — (v. i.) To chatter like a parrot.
Английский словарь Webster
PARROT — (v. t.) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
Английский словарь Webster
PARROT — (n.) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, …
Английский словарь Webster
PARROT — ( v. t. ) To repeat by rote, as a parrot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARROT — ( v. i. ) To chatter like a parrot.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARROT — ( n. ) Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SICK — sick 1 /sik/ , adj., sicker, sickest , n. adj. 1. afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 2. affected …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SICK — I. ˈsik adjective Etymology: Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sēoc; akin to Old High German sioh sick Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARROT — I. ˈper-ət, ˈpa-rət noun Etymology: probably modification of Middle French perroquet Date: circa 1525 1. : any of numerous widely …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SICK — noun sickness. 2. sick ·superl corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned. 3. sick ·vi to fall sick; to sicken. 4. sick ·superl …
Webster English vocab
PARROT — vi to chatter like a parrot. 2. parrot ·vt to repeat by rote, as a parrot. 3. parrot ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
PARROT — any of several hundred species of the bird family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. (See psittaciform.) The classification of psittaciform birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
SICK — sick BrE AmE sɪk ▷ sicker ˈsɪk ə AmE \ ˈsɪk ə r ▷ sickest ˈsɪk ɪst -əst ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SICK — / sɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ILL 1. physically or mentally ill : a sick …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARROT — / ˈpærət; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a tropical bird with a curved beak. There are several types …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICK — I. sick 1 S1 W3 /sɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sick , the sick, ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARROT — I. par ‧ rot 1 /ˈpærət/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Old French perroquet …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SICK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 (often in comb.) esp. Brit. vomiting or tending to vomit (feels sick; has been …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARROT — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various mainly tropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SICK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 (often in comb.) esp. Brit. vomiting or tending to vomit (feels sick; has been …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARROT — n. & v. n. 1 any of various mainly tropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SICK — 1. adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. (often in comb.) esp. Brit. vomiting or tending to vomit (feels sick; has …
Oxford English vocab
PARROT — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various mainly tropical birds of the order Psittaciformes, with a short hooked bill, …
Oxford English vocab
SICK — ( sicker, sickest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARROT — ( parrots, parroting, parroted) 1. A parrot is a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly-coloured or grey feathers. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SICK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cruel/sick joke (= very unkind ) ▪ When I heard he had cancer, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARROT — I. noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES sick as a parrot EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Her island was peopled with plumed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARROT — [noun] [C] - a bird with a curved beak and usually colourful feathers which is found mainly in tropical areas. …
Cambridge English vocab
PARROT — n. Any of the approximately 300 species of birds in the family Psittacidae. About 220 species of true parrots (subfamily …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARROT — Synonyms and related words : Babbitt, Middle American, Philistine, anal character, ape, bourgeois, burgher, come again, commit to memory, compulsive …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SICK — See ↑ ILL/SICK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be worried sick • ↑ feel sick • ↑ it makes me sick …
Longman Activator English vocab
SICK — INDEX: 1. ill 2. slightly ill 3. when someone is often ill 4. someone who imagines they are ill 5. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SICK — n. 25B6; adjective the children are sick : ILL, unwell, poorly, ailing, indisposed, not oneself; Brit. off colour; informal laid …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SICK — adj. 1 Chiefly Brit nauseated, queasy, sick to one's stomach, squeamish, qualmish; seasick, carsick, airsick, Colloq green around the gills …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARROT — n. 1 imitator, mimic, Colloq copycat She never has an original idea of her own she's a mere parrot of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SICK — I прил. 1) а) преим. амер. больной, болезненный; нездоровый, испытывающий недомогание sick to one's stomach ≈ имеющий слабый, болезненный желудок …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARROT — 1. сущ. 1) попугай 2) фигура попугая, используемая в качестве мишени для стрельбы Syn : popinjay 3) попугай; человек, бессмысленно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARROT — Parrot virtual machine
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
SICK — sick.ogg _I 1. sık n 1. (the sick) больные to heal the sick - лечить больных 2. 1> болезнь 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARROT — parrot.ogg 1. ʹpærət n 1. зоол. попугай ( Psittacus gen. ) 2. попугай ( о человеке ) to learn smth. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARROT — parrot сущ.1) попугай 2) фигура попугая, используемая в качестве мишени для стрельбы Syn:popinjay 3) попугай; человек, бессмысленно повторяющий чужие слова …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SICK — _I 1. sık n 1. (the sick) больные to heal the sick - лечить больных 2. 1> болезнь 2> редк. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SICK — I sɪk прил. 1) а) преим. амер. больной, болезненный; нездоровый, испытывающий недомогание sick to one's stomach — имеющий слабый, болезненный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SICK — I [©Ў°] sick.wav прил. 1) а) преим. амер. больной, болезненный; нездоровый, испытывающий недомогание sick to one's stomach — имеющий слабый, болезненный желудок worried sick — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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