CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER

Meaning of CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER in English

manager, supervisor

Hal is the chief cook and bottle washer for our school supper.

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

CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER — manager, supervisor Hal is the chief cook and bottle washer for our school supper.
English Idioms vocab
CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER — n AmE infml He's the chief cook and bottle washer around here — Это он тут заведует всей шарашкой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER — n AmE infml He's the chief cook and bottle washer around here — Это он тут заведует всей шарашкой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER — chief cook and bottle washer n AmE infml He's the chief cook and bottle washer around here Это он тут …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER — He's the chief cook and bottle washer around here — Это он тут заведует всей шарашкой
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WASHER — (mech.) rondelle, scruve-disco
English interlingue dictionary
WASHER — noun Date: 14th century a flat thin ring or a perforated plate used in joints or assemblies to ensure tightness, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COOK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Connelly Marcus Cook Cook Inlet Cook Islands Cook Strait Cook James Captain Cook Cook …
Английский словарь Британика
WASHER — I. ˈwȯshə(r), ˈwäsh-, ˈwȯish-, ÷ ˈwȯrsh- or ˈwärsh- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wassher, from wasshen to wash …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COOK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf noun ( plural chiefs ˈchēfs sometimes -ēvz) Etymology: Middle English chief, chef, from Old French chief, chef, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTTLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASHER — (n.) Same as Washerwoman, 2.
Английский словарь Webster
WASHER — (n.) The common raccoon.
Английский словарь Webster
WASHER — (n.) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet …
Английский словарь Webster
BOTTLE — (v. t.) To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or bottles; to keep or restrain …
Английский словарь Webster
COOK — cook 1 — cookable , adj. — cookless , adj. /kook/ , v.t. 1. to prepare (food) by the use …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIEF — — chiefless , adj. — chiefship , n. /cheef/ , n. 1. the head or leader of an organized body …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTTLE — bottle 1 — bottlelike , adj. /bot"l/ , n. , v. , bottled, bottling . n. 1. a portable container …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COOK — I. ˈku̇k noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cōc, from Latin coquus, from coquere to cook; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIEF — I. ˈchēf adjective Date: 14th century 1. : accorded highest rank or office chief librarian 2. : of greatest importance …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTTLE — I. ˈbä-t ə l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English botel, from Old French botele, from Medieval Latin butticula, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASHER
Webster English vocab
COOK — vi to prepare food for the table. 2. cook ·vt to throw. 3. cook ·vi to make the noise of …
Webster English vocab
CHIEF — adj very intimate, near, or close. 2. chief ·adj highest in office or rank; principal; head. 3. chief ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
BOTTLE — noun a bundle, ·esp. of hay. 2. bottle ·noun fig.: intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in the bottle. …
Webster English vocab
COOK — [cook] n [ME, fr. OE coc, fr. L coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to OE afigen fried, Gk pessein …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHIEF — [chief] adj (14c) 1: accorded highest rank or office "~ librarian" 2: of greatest importance or influence "the ~ reasons" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTTLE — [bot.tle] n, often attrib [ME botel, fr. MF bouteille, fr. ML butticula, dim. of LL buttis cask] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WASHER
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIEF — a political leader of a primitive social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many primitive …
Britannica English vocabulary
WASHER — washer BrE AmE ˈwɒʃ ə AmE \ ˈwɑːʃ ə r ˈwɔːʃ- ▷ washer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COOK — cook, Cook BrE AmE kʊk § kuːk ▷ cooked kʊkt § kuːkt ▷ cooking ˈkʊk ɪŋ § ˈkuːk- ▷ cooks …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIEF — chief BrE AmE tʃiːf ▷ chiefly ˈtʃiːf li ▷ chiefs tʃiːfs ▶ ˌ chief ˈ constable BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COOK — / kʊk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — / tʃiːf; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. most important : the chief …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTTLE — / ˈbɒtl; NAmE ˈbɑːtl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a glass or plastic container, usually round …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASHER — wash ‧ er /ˈwɒʃə $ ˈwɒːʃər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wash , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOK — I. cook 1 S1 W3 /kʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cook , ↑ cooker , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOK — I. Cook, Captain James BrE AmE (1728–79) a British sailor and ↑ explorer who sailed to Australia and New Zealand, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF — I. chief 1 S2 W2 /tʃiːf/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] highest in rank: He was recently …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTTLE — I. bot ‧ tle 1 S1 W2 /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASHER
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COOK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIEF — n. & adj. n. 1 a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASHER
Oxford English vocab
COOK — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
CHIEF — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a leader or ruler. b the head of a tribe, clan, etc. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
BOTTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a container, usu. of glass or plastic and with a narrow neck, for storing liquid. …
Oxford English vocab
WASHER — ( washers) 1. A washer is a thin flat ring of metal or rubber which is placed over a bolt …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOK — ( cooks, cooking, cooked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIEF — ( chiefs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The chief of an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTTLE — ( bottles, bottling, bottled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A bottle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASHER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pressure washer COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB replace ▪ In taps, replacing the tap washer …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COOK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cooked/fried breakfast (= bacon, egg, toast etc ) ▪ Do you feel like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIEF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTTLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans littered …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASHER — [noun] [C]Washer is US for washing machine.A washer-dryer is a large electric machine for washing and drying clothes.
Cambridge English vocab
CHIEF — (MOST IMPORTANT) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - most important or mainThe chief problem we have in the area now …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTTLE — (ALCOHOL) [noun] [U] [informal] - the bottle the habit of regularly drinking a lot of alcoholWith often disastrous consequences, some …
Cambridge English vocab

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