LIKE A CHICKEN ON A JUNE BUG

Meaning of LIKE A CHICKEN ON A JUNE BUG in English

very quickly, in a flash , before you can say Jack Robinson

If you leave a chocolate bar on the table, Kathie will be on it - like a chicken on a June bug!

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

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JUNE — junio
English interlingue dictionary
JUNE — (Noun) Hunyo
English-Visayan vocabulary
JUNE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French Juin, from Latin Junius Date: 14th century the sixth month of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JUNE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) June beetle June Days {{link=Paik Nam June">Paik Nam June
Английский словарь Британика
CHICKEN — One of the most widely domesticated poultry species ( Gallus gallus ), raised worldwide for its meat and eggs. Descended …
Английский словарь Британика
BUG — I Coding error in a computer program that prevents it from functioning as designed. Most software companies have a quality-assurance …
Английский словарь Британика
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUNE — I. ˈjün noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized, often attributive Etymology: Middle English Junius, Juyn, June; Middle English Junius, …
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CHICKEN
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BUG — I. ˈbəg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bugge scarecrow; akin to German dialect bögge piece of dried nasal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUNE — (n.) One of the early discovered asteroids.
Английский словарь Webster
JUNE — (n.) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. She corresponds …
Английский словарь Webster
JUNE — (n.) The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
Английский словарь Webster
BUG — (n.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
JUNE — ( n. ) The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JUNE — ( n. ) The sister and wife of Jupiter, the queen of heaven, and the goddess who presided over marriage. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JUNE — ( n. ) One of the early discovered asteroids.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BUG — ( n. ) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUNE — /joohn/ , n. 1. the sixth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbr.: Jun. 2. a female given name. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHICKEN — /chik"euhn/ , n. 1. a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUG — bug 1 /bug/ , n. , v. , bugged, bugging . n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHICKEN — adj. made from chicken, containing chicken (of food); having the flavor of chicken (of food); fearful, lacking courage (Slang); unimportant, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JUNE — n. sixth month of the Gregorian calendar; female first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIKE
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUG — I. ˈbəg noun Etymology: Middle English bugge hobgoblin; probably akin to Low German bögge goblin Date: 14th century obsolete : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUNE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French Juin, from Latin Junius Date: 14th century : the sixth month …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
JUNE — noun one of the early discovered asteroids. 2. june ·noun the sixth month of the year, containing thirty days. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BUG — noun a bugbear; anything which terrifies. 2. bug ·noun one of certain kinds of crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill …
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CHICKEN
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BUG — [bug] n [ME bugge scarecrow; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) obs: bogey, bugbear [2]bug n [origin unknown] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JUNE — [June] n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF Juin, fr. L Junius] (14c): the 6th month of the Gregorian calendar
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUG — commonly, any insect. In entomology, however, it refers specifically to any member of the insect order Heteroptera (e.g., chinch bug, …
Britannica English vocabulary
JUNE — The illustration for June from Les Trs Riches Heures du duc de Berry, manuscript sixth month of the Gregorian calendar. …
Britannica English vocabulary
JUNE — June BrE AmE dʒuːn ▷ Junes, June's dʒuːnz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHICKEN — chicken BrE AmE ˈtʃɪk ɪn - ə n ▷ chicken|ed d ▷ chicken|ing ɪŋ ▷ chicken|s z ▶ ˈ chicken …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUNE — / dʒuːn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( abbr. Jun. ) the 6th month of the year, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHICKEN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — / bʌg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially NAmE ) any small insect …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
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JUNE — June /dʒuːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] ( written abbreviation Jun. ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: French ; …
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CHICKEN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUG — I. bug 1 S3 /bʌɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from bug 'evil spirit, scarecrow' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. same or chickens) 1 a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. n. (pl. same or chickens) 1 a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
CHICKEN — n., adj., & v. --n. (pl. same or chickens) 1. a young bird of a domestic fowl. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUNE — ( Junes) June is the sixth month of the year in the Western calendar. He spent two and a half …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHICKEN — ( chickens, chickening, chickened) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Chickens are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUG — ( bugs, bugging, bugged) 1. A bug is an insect or similar small creature. ( INFORMAL ) We noticed tiny …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUNE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be scheduled for June/Monday etc ▪ The elections are scheduled for mid-June. early in May/June …
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CHICKEN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES broiler chicken chicken feed ▪ The bank offered to lend us £1,000 but that’s …
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BUG — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flu virus/bug ▪ the spread of the flu virus a stomach bug (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUNE — abbreviation Jun [noun] - the sixth month of the year, after May and before July22(nd) June/June 22(nd)/22(nd) Jun/Jun 22(nd) [U]He …
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