NO REST FOR THE WICKED

Meaning of NO REST FOR THE WICKED in English

wicked people must work long hours as a penalty, what did I do to deserve this

When I told the men there was another truck to unload, Per said, "No rest for the wicked, eh."

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

NO REST FOR THE WICKED — wicked people must work long hours as a penalty, what did I do to deserve... "When I told the men …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WICKED — I. ˈwikə̇d adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by -ed ) of wicke wicked 1. : evil …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REST — I. ˈrest noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræst, rest rest, bed; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKED — (a.) Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or …
Английский словарь Webster
WICKED — ( a. ) Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WICKED — — wickedly , adv. /wik"id/ , adj., wickeder, wickedest , adv. adj. 1. evil or morally bad in principle or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REST — rest 1 — rester , n. /rest/ , n. 1. the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WICKED — I. ˈwi-kəd adjective Etymology: Middle English, alteration of wicke wicked, perhaps from Old English wicca Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REST — I. ˈrest noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta rest and perhaps to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WICKED — adj cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous. 2. wicked ·adj having a wick; used chiefly in composition; as, a …
Webster English vocab
REST — noun a set or game at tennis. 2. rest ·vt to arrest. 3. rest ·noun sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. …
Webster English vocab
WICKED — [wick.ed] adj [ME, alter. of wicke wicked] (13c) 1: morally very bad: evil 2. a: fierce, vicious "a ~ dog" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REST — [rest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG rasta rest and perh. to OHG ruowa calm] (bef. 12c) 1: repose, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WICKED — wicked BrE AmE ˈwɪk ɪd § -əd ▷ wicked|er ə AmE ə r ▷ wicked|est ɪst əst ▷ wicked|ly li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WICKED — / ˈwɪkɪd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( wick·ed·er , wick·ed·est ) HELP NOTE : You can also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REST — / rest; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun REMAINING PART / PEOPLE / THINGS 1. [ sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WICKED — wick ‧ ed S3 /ˈwɪkəd, ˈwɪkɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: wick 'wicked' (12-20 centuries) , perhaps …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REST — I. rest 1 S1 W1 /rest/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ rest , ↑ unrest , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WICKED — adj. (wickeder, wickedest) 1 sinful, iniquitous, given to or involving immorality. 2 spiteful, ill-tempered; intending or intended to give pain. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REST — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WICKED — adj. (wickeder, wickedest) 1 sinful, iniquitous, given to or involving immorality. 2 spiteful, ill-tempered; intending or intended to give pain. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REST — v. & n. v. 1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WICKED — adj. (wickeder, wickedest) 1. sinful, iniquitous, given to or involving immorality. 2 spiteful, ill-tempered; intending or intended to give pain. …
Oxford English vocab
REST — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil. …
Oxford English vocab
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
REST — I. QUANTIFIER USES /rest/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The rest …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WICKED — 1. You use wicked to describe someone or something that is very bad and deliberately harmful to people. She described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WICKED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB so ▪ They were restless and waiting to see the one so wicked . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good rest ▪ You need a good rest . a resting place (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WICKED — (BAD) [adjective] -er, -est dated - morally wrong and badThere's no doubt that he was a wicked, ruthless and dishonest …
Cambridge English vocab
REST — (REMAIN) [verb] [I] [formal] - to remain in a particular place or state, or remain under the control of a …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WICKED — adj 1. very good, excellent; COOL. ("That concert was wicked!") 2. very, extremely. ("That concert was wicked cool!") Submitted by …
Slang English vocab
REST — INDEX: 1. to rest 2. a period when you rest 3. helping you to rest or relax RELATED WORDS to …
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
WICKED — adj. 25B6; adjective wicked deeds : EVIL, sinful, immoral, wrong, morally wrong, wrongful, bad, iniquitous, corrupt, black-hearted, base, mean, vile; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WICKED — adj. 1 evil, bad, immoral, amoral, unprincipled, sinful, impious, irreligious, blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious, ungodly, godless, diabolic(al), satanic, Mephistophelian, demonic, demoniac(al), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
REST — n. 1 repose, sleep, nap, doze, siesta, slumber, Chiefly Brit lie-down, Colloq forty winks, zizz, snooze; shut-eye I think I'll …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WICKED — 1. прил. 1) злой; безнравственный; нечестный That was wicked of him. ≈ Это было нечестным с его стороны. It's wicked …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REST — I 1. сущ. 1) а) покой, отдых, тж. сон complete rest ≈ полный отдых take a rest without rest set …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WICKED — wicked.ogg 1. ʹwıkıd n ( обыкн. the wicked) преим. библ. нечестивые, нечестивцы 2. ʹwıkıd a 1. злой, злобный; порочный; безнравственный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REST — rest.ogg _I 1. rest n 1. 1> покой, отдых; сон day of rest - день отдыха, выходной день, воскресенье without …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REST — 1) покой; состояние покоя || покоиться 2) опора; упор; подставка; стойка || опирать(ся) 3) люнет; суппорт 4) технологический останов ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
REST — 1) покой; состояние покоя || покоиться 2) опора; упор; подставка; стойка || опирать(ся) 3) люнет; суппорт 4) технологический останов (робота) 5) отлёжка; отволаживание (зерна, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
REST — 1) люнет 2) неподвижность 3) опора 4) оставаться 5) остаток 6) отдых 7) подставка 8) покоиться 9) покой 10) покоящийся 11) суппорт 12) упирать 13) упор • coefficient of friction of rest — коэффициент …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
REST — rest I 1. сущ.1) а) покой, отдых, тж. сон complete rest — полный отдых - take a rest - without …
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