ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW

Meaning of ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW in English

prepare to go or run, children's countdown

Before bedtime, Dad would say, "One for the money..."

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

ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW... — prepare to go or run, children's countdown "Before bedtime, Dad would say, ""One for the money..."""
English Idioms vocab
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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
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
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
SHOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Armory Show burlesque show game show {{link=minstrel show">minstrel show show jumping talk show trade …
Английский словарь Британика
MONEY — I Commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which cost , …
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONEY — I. ˈmənē, -ni noun ( plural moneys or monies ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOW
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONEY — — moneyless , adj. /mun"ee/ , n. , pl. moneys, monies , adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOW — I. ˈshō verb ( showed ˈshōd ; shown ˈshōn ; or showed ; show·ing ) Etymology: Middle English shewen, showen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONEY — I. ˈmə-nē noun ( plural moneys or mon·ies ˈmə-nēz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English moneye, from Anglo-French moneie, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SHOW
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOW — [show] vb showed ; shown or showed ; show.ing [ME shewen, showen, fr. OE sceawian to look, look at, see; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONEY — [mon.ey] n, pl moneys or mon.ies often attrib [ME moneye, fr. MF moneie, fr. L moneta mint, money--more at mint] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONEY — a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which prices and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — / ʃəʊ; NAmE ʃoʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( showed , shown / ʃəʊn; NAmE ʃoʊn/ or, rarely, showed …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONEY — / ˈmʌni; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] what you earn by working or selling things, and use to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOW — I. show 1 S1 W1 /ʃəʊ $ ʃoʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense showed , past participle shown /ʃəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONEY — mon ‧ ey S1 W1 /ˈmʌni/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: moneie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOW
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOW
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONEY — n. 1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
SHOW
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MONEY — n.1 a a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. b a particular form of this …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOW — ( shows, showing, showed, shown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONEY — ( monies, or moneys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Money is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charity match/concert/show etc ▪ The band appeared at a charity concert for free. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONEY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
MONEY — [noun] [U] - the coins or notes which are used to buy things, or the amount of these that one …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TWO — Synonyms and related words : biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOW — Synonyms and related words : Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, TWO CENTS, BIRD IN THE HAND IS …
Slang English vocab

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