FISH OR CUT BAIT

Meaning of FISH OR CUT BAIT in English

do it instead of talking about it, less talk and more action

You've been bragging about what a great cook you are, so you make dinner. It's time to fish or cut bait!

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

FISH OR CUT BAIT — phrasal to make a choice between alternatives
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FISH OR CUT BAIT — phrasal : to make a choice between alternatives : cease temporizing or procrastinating ; specifically : to choose either to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH OR CUT BAIT — v. start the main assignment or continue with the preparations
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FISH OR CUT BAIT — : to make a choice between alternatives
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH OR CUT BAIT — to make a choice between alternatives
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FISH OR CUT BAIT — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Decide what you want to do and stop wasting time; either act now or give someone …
Slang English vocab
FISH OR CUT BAIT — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Decide what you want to do and stop wasting time; either act now or give someone …
Словарь английских идиом
FISH OR CUT BAIT — v. phr. , informal 1. Decide what you want to do and stop wasting time; either act now or give …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FISH OR CUT BAIT — v. сделать выбор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FISH OR CUT BAIT — v. сделать выбор
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FISH OR CUT BAIT — (v.phr) действовать решительно, без промедлений
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
FISH OR CUT BAIT — expr AmE infml She's doing much better on the job since her manager told her to fish or cut bait — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
FISH OR CUT BAIT — expr AmE infml She's doing much better on the job since her manager told her to fish or cut bait …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
FISH OR CUT BAIT — fish or cut bait expr AmE infml She's doing much better on the job since her manager told her to …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FISH OR CUT BAIT — She's doing much better on the job since her manager told her to fish or cut bait — Ее производительность …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
FISH OR CUT BAIT — 1. принять то или иное решение; одно из двух; 2. действовать решительно, без промедлений; перестать колебаться и медлить
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FISH OR CUT BAIT — (v.phr) действовать решительно, без промедлений
English Russian slang dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAIT — I. ˈbāt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English baiten, from Old Norse beita; akin to Old English bǣtan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BAIT — (v. t.) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
Английский словарь Webster
BAIT — (v. t.) To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
Английский словарь Webster
BAIT — (v. t.) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; …
Английский словарь Webster
BAIT — ( v. t. ) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAIT — ( v. t. ) To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAIT — ( v. t. ) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAIT — — baiter , n. /bayt/ , n. 1. food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAIT — v. place bait on a hook or trap; tempt, lure, entice; badger, tease, harass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAIT — I. ˈbāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse beita; akin to Old English bǣtan to bait, bītan to bite …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
BAIT — vi a light or hasty luncheon. 2. bait ·vt to furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. …
Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BAIT — [bait] vb [ME, fr. ON beita; akin to OE baetan to bait, bitan to bite] vt (13c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
BAIT — bait BrE AmE beɪt ▷ baited ˈbeɪt ɪd -əd AmE ˈbeɪt̬ əd ▷ baiting ˈbeɪt ɪŋ AmE ˈbeɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAIT — / beɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. food put on a hook …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAIT — I. bait 1 /beɪt/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: beita 'food' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAIT — n. & v. --n. 1 food used to entice a prey, esp. a fish or an animal. 2 an allurement; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAIT — n. & v. n. 1 food used to entice a prey, esp. a fish or an animal. 2 an allurement; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAIT — ( baits, baiting, baited) 1. Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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