EVEN A BLIND PIG CAN FIND AN ACORN

Meaning of EVEN A BLIND PIG CAN FIND AN ACORN in English

if you keep looking and trying you may succeed

"Hey, Bill. Think you'll ever get that car started?" "Maybe. Even a blind pig can find an acorn."

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

EVEN A BLIND PIG CAN FIND AN ACORN — if you keep looking and trying you may succeed Hey, Bill. Think youll ever get that car started? Maybe. Even …
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AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ACORN — glande
English interlingue dictionary
ACORN — noun Etymology: Middle English akern, from Old English æcern; akin to Middle High German ackeran ~s collectively, Old Irish áirne …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIG — I Any wild or domestic even-toed ungulate (family Suidae) that is a stout-bodied, short-legged omnivore, with thick, sparsely bristled skin, …
Английский словарь Британика
ACORN — Nut of the oak . Acorns are usually seated in or surrounded by a woody cupule. They mature within one …
Английский словарь Британика
PIG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; found ; finding ; finds ) Etymology: Middle English finden, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EVEN — I. ˈēvən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen; akin to Old Frisian ēvend …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
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BLIND — I. ˈblīnd adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACORN — ˈāˌkȯrn, -ȯ(ə)n also ˈākə(r)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by corn ) of akern, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ACORN — (n.) See Acorn-shell.
Английский словарь Webster
ACORN — (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
Английский словарь Webster
ACORN — (n.) The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
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AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACORN — ( n. ) The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACORN — ( n. ) See Acorn-shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACORN — ( n. ) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIND — — findable , adj. /fuynd/ , v. , found, finding , n. v.t. 1. to come upon by chance; meet …
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EVEN — even 1 — evener , n. — evenly , adv. — evenness , n. /ee"veuhn/ , adj. 1. level; flat; …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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BLIND — — blindingly , adv. — blindness , n. /bluynd/ , adj., blinder, blindest , v., n., adv. adj. 1. unable …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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ACORN — — acorned , adj. /ay"kawrn, ay"keuhrn/ , n. 1. the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at …
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ACORN — n. fruit or seed of the oak tree
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIG — I. ˈpig noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pigge Date: 13th century 1. a. : a young domesticated swine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; find·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EVEN — I. ˈē-vən noun Etymology: Middle English even, eve, from Old English ǣfen Date: before 12th century archaic : evening II. …
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CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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BLIND — I. ˈblīnd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACORN — noun Etymology: Middle English akern, from Old English æcern; akin to Middle High German ackeran acorns collectively, Old Irish áirne …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIG — noun a piggin. 2. pig ·noun one who is hoggish; a greedy person. 3. pig ·noun any wild species of …
Webster English vocab
FIND — vt to discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. 2. find ·vt to come upon by seeking; as, to find …
Webster English vocab
EVEN — vi to be equal. 2. even ·noun evening. ·see eve, ·noun 1. 3. even ·vt to equal. 4. even ·vt …
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BLIND — noun a halting place. 2. blind ·adj undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate. 3. blind ·noun ·alt. of blinde. 4. blind ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
ACORN — noun ·see acorn-shell. 2. acorn ·noun the fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup …
Webster English vocab
ACORN — ■ noun the fruit of the oak, a smooth oval nut in a cup-like base. Origin OE æcern , of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIG — [pig] n, often attrib [ME pigge] (13c) 1: a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly: a wild or domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIND — [find] vb found ; find.ing [ME, fr. OE findan; akin to OHG findan to find, L pont-, pons bridge, Gk …
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EVEN — [even] n [ME even, eve, fr. OE aefen] (bef. 12c) archaic: evening [2]even adj [ME, fr. OE efen; akin to …
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BLIND — [blind] adj [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG blint blind, OE blandan to mix--more at blend] (bef. 12c) 1 a …
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ACORN — [acorn] n [ME akern, fr. OE aecern; akin to OE aecer field, MHG ackeran acorns collectively, OIr airne sloe, Lith …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-AN
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PIG — pig BrE AmE pɪɡ ▷ pigged pɪɡd ▷ pigging ˈpɪɡ ɪŋ ▷ pigs pɪɡz ▶ ˈ pig ˌ iron BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLIND — blind BrE AmE blaɪnd ▷ blinded ˈblaɪnd ɪd -əd ▷ blinder ˈblaɪnd ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blindest …
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ACORN — acorn BrE AmE ˈeɪk ɔːn AmE \ ˈeɪk ɔːrn (!) ▷ acorn|s z
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CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — / pɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also hog especially in NAmE ) an animal with pink, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIND — / faɪnd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( found , found / faʊnd; NAmE /) BY CHANCE 1. …
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EVEN — / ˈiːvn; NAmE / adverb , adjective , verb ■ adverb 1. used to emphasize sth unexpected or surprising : …
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BLIND — / blaɪnd; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( blind·er , blind·est ) 1. not …
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ACORN — / ˈeɪkɔːn; NAmE -kɔːrn/ noun the small brown nut of the oak tree, that grows in a base shaped like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — I. pig 1 S2 /pɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIND — I. find 1 S1 W1 /faɪnd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle found /faʊnd/) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EVEN — I. e ‧ ven 1 S1 W1 /ˈiːv ə n/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: efne …
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