KISS THE BLARNEY STONE

Meaning of KISS THE BLARNEY STONE in English

say a lot of compliments (See also flattery will get you... )

You always say that I look nice. Did you kiss the blarney stone?

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

KISS THE BLARNEY STONE — say a lot of compliments, flattery will get you... You always say that I look nice. Did you kiss the …
English Idioms vocab
BLARNEY — geographical name town SW Ireland in central County Cork population 1952
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STONE — I In building construction, rock cut into blocks and slabs or broken into pieces. It comes as hard as granite …
Английский словарь Британика
BLARNEY — Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), County Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of the city of Cork , it is famous as …
Английский словарь Британика
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun ( -s ; see sense 3 ) Etymology: Middle English stan, ston, stoon, from Old English stān; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLARNEY — I. ˈblärnē, -ȧn-, -ni verb ( blarneyed ; blarneyed ; blarneying ; blarneys ) transitive verb : to influence or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KISS — (v.) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of …
Английский словарь Webster
BLARNEY — (v. t.) To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.
Английский словарь Webster
BLARNEY — (n.) Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
Английский словарь Webster
KISS — ( v. ) A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — ( v. t. ) To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — ( n. ) Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STONE — — stonable, stoneable , adj. — stoneless , adj. — stonelessness , n. — stonelike , adj. — stoner , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — /blahr"nee/ , n. , v. , blarneyed, blarneying . n. 1. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. 2. deceptive or misleading …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLARNEY — v. flatter; wheedle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLARNEY — n. flattery, blandishment; nonsense, insincere talk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STONE — I. ˈstōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLARNEY — geographical name town SW Ireland in central County Cork population 1952
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLARNEY — noun Etymology: Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STONE
Webster English vocab
KISS — v a small piece of confectionery. 2. kiss ·vt to touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly. 3. kiss ·vi …
Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — noun smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. 2. blarney ·vt to influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or …
Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — ■ noun talk intended to be charming or persuasive (often considered typical of Irish people). Origin C18: named after Blarney …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STONE — [stone] n (bef. 12c) 1: a concretion of earthy or mineral matter: a (1): such a concretion of indeterminate size …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLARNEY — [blar.ney] n [Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KISS — a touch or caress of the lips upon the lips, cheek, hand, or feet of another to signify affection, greeting, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLARNEY — Irish An Bhlarna village, County Cork, Ireland, 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Cork city, famous for Blarney Castle (c. …
Britannica English vocabulary
KISS — kiss BrE AmE kɪs ▷ kissed kɪst ▷ kisses ˈkɪs ɪz -əz ▷ kissing ˈkɪs ɪŋ ▶ ˈ kissing bug …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLARNEY — blarney, B~ BrE AmE ˈblɑːn i AmE ˈblɑːrn i ▷ blarney|ed d ▷ blarney|s z ▷ blarney|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STONE — / stəʊn; NAmE stoʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] (often used before nouns or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — / ˈblɑːni; NAmE ˈblɑːrni/ noun [ U ] ( informal ) talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STONE — I. stone 1 S2 W1 /stəʊn $ stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ stoned , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLARNEY — blar ‧ ney /ˈblɑːni $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Blarney Stone, large piece …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KISS
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLARNEY — n. & v. --n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. --v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STONE — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KISS
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLARNEY — n. & v. n. 1 cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a solid non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, …
Oxford English vocab
KISS
Oxford English vocab
BLARNEY — n. & v. --n. 1. cajoling talk; flattery. 2 nonsense. --v. (-eys, -eyed) 1. tr. flatter (a person) with blarney. …
Oxford English vocab
STONE — ( stones, stoning, stoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KISS — ( kisses, kissing, kissed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLARNEY — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brick/stone/wooden building ▪ The farmhouse is a long stone building about a century …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KISS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES air kiss chaste kiss ▪ a chaste kiss on the cheek French kiss give …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLARNEY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Granted, the casual observer may dismiss this as impenetrable blarney . ▪ No more fuss …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KISS — [noun] [C]Give your granny a kiss and say goodnight.She gave him a long lingering kiss on the lips.To blow someone …
Cambridge English vocab
BLARNEY — [noun] [U] - words that are charming nonsense, intended to please or deceiveHe's got a good line in blarney, but …
Cambridge English vocab
STONE — n. bird stone Black Stone of Mecca kidney stone Middle Stone Age New Stone Age Old Stone Age Rosetta Stone …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STONE — n. In building construction, rock cut into blocks and slabs or broken into pieces. It comes as hard as granite …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLARNEY — n. Village (pop., 1995 est.: 3,000), County Cork, Ireland. Situated northwest of the city of Cork , it is famous …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STONE — Synonyms and related words : Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLARNEY — He has licked the blarney stone; he deals in the wonderful, or tips us the traveller. The blarney stone is …
Slang English vocab
STONE — I. noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough , smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carved ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KISS — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , quick , swift ▪ lingering , long , slow ▪ She leaned forward and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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