FASTER THAN A MINNOW CAN SWIM A DIPPER

Meaning of FASTER THAN A MINNOW CAN SWIM A DIPPER in English

very fast, faster than a speeding bullet , quicker than you can say Jack Robinson

It hovered for a minute or so, then disappeared - faster than a minnow can swim a dipper!

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

FASTER — mas abtik;mas kusog;mas mabilis;mas paspas;mas sali;mas tulin
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MINNOW — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Middle English menawe; akin to Old English myne ~, Old High German munewa, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIPPER — noun Date: 1611 one that dips: as, a worker who dips articles, something (as a long-handled cup) used for dipping, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MINNOW — Small fishes, especially of the carp family (Cyprinidae), as well as some rockfish (family Umbridae) and The numerous species of …
Английский словарь Британика
DIPPER — or water ouzel Any of five songbird species in the genus Cinclus (family Cinclidae), noted for hunting insects by walking …
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam, -aa(ə)m ; also chiefly dialect swimmed ˈswimd ; or swum ˈswəm ; swum also …
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINNOW — ˈmi(ˌ)nō, -_nə noun ( plural minnows also minnow ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English menawe; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FASTER — comparative of fast
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIPPER — ˈdipə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dippere, a diving bird, from dippen to dip + -ere -er — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
SWIM — (v. t.) To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select …
Английский словарь Webster
SWIM — (v. t.) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
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MINNOW — (n.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live both in fresh …
Английский словарь Webster
MINNOW — (n.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young of larger …
Английский словарь Webster
FASTER — (n.) One who abstains from food.
Английский словарь Webster
DIPPER — (n.) The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIM — ( v. t. ) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MINNOW — ( n. ) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live both …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MINNOW — ( n. ) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIPPER — ( n. ) The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWIM — — swimmable , adj. — swimmer , n. /swim/ , v. , swam, swum, swimming , n. v.i. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINNOW — /min"oh/ , n. , pl. ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) minnows , ( esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIPPER — /dip"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that dips. 2. a cuplike container with a long handle, used for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINNOW — n. small freshwater fish from the Cyprinidae family; someone or something that is considered insignificant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam ; swum ˈswəm ; swim·ming ) Etymology: Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MINNOW — noun ( plural minnows also minnow ) Etymology: Middle English menawe; akin to Old English myne minnow, Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIPPER — noun Date: 1611 1. : one that dips: as a. : a worker who dips articles b. : something (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
SWIM — vi to be overflowed or drenched. 2. swim ·vi to be filled with swimming animals. 3. swim ·noun the sound, …
Webster English vocab
MINNOW — noun any of numerous small american cyprinodont fishes of the genus fundulus, and related genera. they live both in fresh …
Webster English vocab
FASTER — noun one who abstains from food.
Webster English vocab
DIPPER — noun the buffel duck. 2. dipper ·noun a small grebe; the dabchick. 3. dipper ·noun the water ouzel (cinolus aquaticus) …
Webster English vocab
MINNOW — ■ noun 1》 a small freshwater fish of the carp family, which typically forms large shoals. [ Phoxinus phoxinus .] …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWIM — [swim] vb swam ; swum ; swim.ming [ME swimmen, fr. OE swimman; akin to OHG swimman to swim] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINNOW — [min.now] n, pl minnows also minnow [ME menawe; akin to OE myne minnow, OHG munewa, a kind of fish] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIPPER — [dip.per] n (1611) 1: one that dips: as a: a worker who dips articles b: something (as a long-handled cup) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MINNOW — in North America, any of various small fishes, especially those of the carp family, Cyprinidae. The name minnow is also …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIPPER — also called Water Ouzel, any of four species of songbirds of the Cinclidae family (order Passeriformes) noted for insect hunting …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINNOW — minnow BrE AmE ˈmɪn əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ minnow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIPPER — dipper, D~ BrE AmE ˈdɪp ə AmE - ə r ▷ dipper|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIM — / swɪm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swim·ming , swam / swæm; NAmE / swum / swʌm; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINNOW — / ˈmɪnəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ noun 1. a very small freshwater fish 2. a company or sports team that is small …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIPPER — / ˈdɪpə(r); NAmE / noun a bird that lives near rivers —see also big dipper
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWIM — I. swim 1 S3 /swɪm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense swam /swæm/, past participle swum /swʌm/, present participle swimming …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINNOW — min ‧ now /ˈmɪnəʊ $ -noʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIPPER — Dipper, the BrE AmE ( also the Big Dipper ) noun American English a name sometimes used for the ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIPPER — dip ‧ per /ˈdɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a small bird that finds its food in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWIM — v. & n. --v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINNOW — n. any of various small freshwater fish of the carp family, esp. Phoxinus phoxinus. [late ME menow, perh. repr. OE …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWIM — v. & n. v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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