GET OFF YOUR SOAP BOX

Meaning of GET OFF YOUR SOAP BOX in English

stop preaching to us, don't be such a crusader

When Todd made a presentation on corporate charity, one of his co-workers said, "Get off your soap box, Todd!"

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

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SOAP — Any of a group of organic compounds that are salt s of fatty acid s, usually stearic acid (with 18 …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOAP — I. ˈsōp noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sope, from Old English sāpe; akin to Middle …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOAP — — soapless , adj. — soaplike , adj. /sohp/ , n. 1. a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, …
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OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
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SOAP — v. wash with soap, treat with soap, lather with soap; flatter (Slang); bribe (Slang)
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SOAP — I. ˈsōp noun Etymology: Middle English sope, from Old English sāpe; akin to Old High German seifa soap Date: before …
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OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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SOAP — vt to rub or wash over with soap. 2. soap ·vt to flatter; to wheedle. 3. soap ·noun a substance …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
BOX — noun a small country house. 2. box ·vt to inclose in a box. 3. box ·noun the quantity that a …
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SOAP — [soap] n [ME sope, fr. OE sape; akin to OHG seifa soap] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a cleansing and emulsifying …
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BOX — [box] n, pl box or box.es [ME, fr. OE, fr. L buxus, fr. Gk pyxos] (bef. 12c): an evergreen shrub …
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SOAP — water-dispersible salt of a fatty acid, commonly used for cleaning. Although the terms soap and detergent are sometimes used interchangeably, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOAP — / səʊp; NAmE soʊp/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] a substance that you use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOAP — I. soap 1 S3 /səʊp $ soʊp/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sape ] 1 . …
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OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
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SOAP — n. & v. --n. 1 a cleansing agent that is a compound of fatty acid with soda or potash or …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
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SOAP — n. & v. n. 1 a cleansing agent that is a compound of fatty acid with soda or potash or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
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BOX — n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, …
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SOAP — n. & v. --n. 1. a cleansing agent that is a compound of fatty acid with soda or potash or …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
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BOX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or …
Oxford English vocab
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOAP — ( soaps, soaping, soaped) 1. Soap is a substance that you use with water for washing yourself or sometimes for …
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OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
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BOX — ( boxes, boxing, boxed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A box …
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SOAP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a soap star (= a star in a television soap opera ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
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GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
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OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOAP — noun 1 substance used for washing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle , mild ▪ perfumed , scented ▪ liquid ▪ carbolic ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GET — INDEX: 1. to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it 2. to be given something 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
GET — v. 25B6; verb where did you get that hat? : ACQUIRE, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, …
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SOAP — 1. сущ. 1) мыло cake of soap ≈ кусок мыла face soap, toilet soap ≈ туалетное мыло laundry soap ≈ …
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OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
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