MAKE A SILK PURSE

Meaning of MAKE A SILK PURSE in English

See you cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear

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

MAKE A SILK PURSE... — (See you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear)
English Idioms vocab
MAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILK — Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and webs. In commercial use it refers almost entirely …
Английский словарь Британика
SILK — I. ˈsilk, ˈsiu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English selk, silk, from Old English sioloc, seolc, probably of Baltic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURSE — (n.) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PURSE — ( n. ) A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILK — — silklike , adj. /silk/ , n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURSE — — purseless , adj. — purselike , adj. /perrs/ , n. , v. , pursed, pursing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SILK — adj. resembling silk; pertaining to silk; made from silk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILK — n. fibers produced by silkworms; thread or fabric made from silk fibers; garment of silk; gown worn by a King's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SILK — I. ˈsilk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seolc, sioluc, probably ultimately from Greek sērikos silken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PURSE — I. ˈpərs noun Etymology: Middle English purs, from Old English, modification of Medieval Latin bursa, from Late Latin, ox hide, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SILK — noun hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 2. silk ·noun that which resembles silk, as the …
Webster English vocab
PURSE — vt to put into a purse. 2. purse ·noun in persia, the sum of 50 tomans. 3. purse ·noun in …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
SILK — [silk] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE seolc, prob. ultim. fr. Gk serikos silken--more at sericeous] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PURSE — [purse] n [ME purs, fr. OE, modif. of ML bursa, fr. LL, ox hide, fr. Gk byrsa] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SILK — silk, Silk BrE AmE sɪlk ▷ silks sɪlks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURSE — purse BrE AmE pɜːs AmE pɝːs ▷ pursed pɜːst AmE pɝːst ▷ purses ˈpɜːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈpɝːs əz ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SILK — / sɪlk; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] fine soft thread produced by silkworms 2. [ U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — / pɜːs; NAmE pɜːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( especially BrE ) a small bag …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILK — silk /sɪlk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: seolc ] 1 . [uncountable] a thin smooth soft …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PURSE — I. purse 1 S3 /pɜːs $ pɜːrs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: bursa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SILK — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SILK — n. 1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PURSE — n. & v. n. 1 a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SILK — n.1 a fine strong soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons. 2 a similar fibre spun by some …
Oxford English vocab
PURSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a small pouch of leather etc. for carrying money on the person. 2 US a …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILK — ( silks) Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PURSE — ( purses, pursing, pursed) 1. A purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SILK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a silk flower ▪ She wore a huge silk flower in her hair. a silk/cotton/velvet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PURSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES change purse privy purse purse your mouth (= bring your lips tightly together, especially …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SILK — [noun] [U] - a delicate, soft cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itselfa silk dressa …
Cambridge English vocab
SILK — n. Animal fibre produced by certain insects as building material for cocoons and webs. In commercial use it refers almost …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SILK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ delicate , fine , thin ▪ soft ▪ pure ▪ artificial ▪ rich ▪ a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURSE — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change ( AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PURSE — n. 25B6; noun the money fell out of her purse : WALLET, money bag; N. Amer. change purse, billfold. (N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAKE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURSE — n. 1 pouch, (money-)bag, wallet, pocket, Dialect poke, Highland dress sporran, US and Canadian (woman's) handbag, pocketbook, bag The money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SILK — 1. сущ. 1) шелк soft as silk ≈ мягкий как шелк to trade in silk ≈ торговать шелком fine silk …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. сущ. 1) а) кошелек; бумажник Syn : wallet б) амер. дамская сумочка 2) а) деньги, богатство, мошна (тж. fat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAKE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SILK — silk.ogg 1. sılk n 1. шёлк, шёлковая ткань ( тж. silk goods, silk fabrics) artificial silk - искусственный шёлк the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURSE — purse.ogg 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MAKE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SILK — 1) шёлк 2) шёлковая ситовая ткань 3) шёлковое сито 4) "шёлк" ( початка кукурузы ) • - carbon silk - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SILK — 1) шёлк 2) шёлковая ситовая ткань 3) шёлковое сито 4) "шёлк" (початка кукурузы) • - carbon silk - glass silk - grege silk - grenadine silk - mica silk - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SILK — шелк, шелковый - reel silk - reel the silk - reeled-and-thrown silk - silk cloth - silk covering - spin silk - weight silk
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MAKE — 1) возмещать 2) восполнить 3) выплавлять 4) вырабатывать 5) выявить 6) изготовлять 7) изделие 8) конфекционировать 9) производить 10) равняться 11) совершать 12) составлять 13) уделать 14) уделывать 15) учинять 16) марка • make [take] comparison — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MAKE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SILK — 1. sılk n 1. шёлк, шёлковая ткань ( тж. silk goods, silk fabrics) artificial silk - искусственный шёлк the picture …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PURSE — 1. pɜ:s n 1. 1> кошелёк 2> амер. (женская) сумочка, ридикюль 3> деньги, богатство, мошна long /fat, heavy/ purse - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

← MAKE A SCENE MAKE A SPLASH→