SAY JUMP HOW HIGH

Meaning of SAY JUMP HOW HIGH in English

(an idiom to show how one person controls another)

Fritz is afraid of Olga. When she says jump , he says how high ?

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

SAY JUMP...HOW HIGH — (an idiom to show how one person controls another) Fritz is afraid of Olga. When she says jump, he says …
English Idioms vocab
HOW — qualmen. HOW MUCH, HOW MANY: quant
English interlingue dictionary
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
SAY — I. (|)sā, South also (|)se verb ( past said (|)sed, _sə̇d ; or archaic said·est ˈsedə̇st ; or saidst ˈsedzt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably akin to Swedish gumpa to jump, Low German gumpen intransitive verb 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOW — I. (|)hau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English hou, how, adv & conjunction, from Old English hū; akin to Old Frisian hū, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOW — (adv.) At what price; how dear.
Английский словарь Webster
HOW — ( adv. ) At what price; how dear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAY — say 1 — sayer , n. /say/ , v. , said, saying , adv., n., interj. v.t. 1. to utter …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUMP — — jumpable , adj. — jumpingly , adv. /jump/ , v.i. 1. to spring clear of the ground or other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOW — how 1 /how/ , adv. 1. in what way or manner; by what means?: How did the accident happen? 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAY — I. ˈsā, Southern also ˈse verb ( said ˈsed, especially when subject follows səd ; say·ing ˈsā-iŋ ; says ˈsez, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUMP — I. ˈjəmp verb Etymology: probably akin to Low German gumpen to jump Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. a. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOW — I. ˈhau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hū; akin to Old High German hwuo how, Old English hwā …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAY — noun essay; trial; attempt. 2. say ·noun a kind of silk or satin. 3. say ·impf saw. 4. say ·noun …
Webster English vocab
JUMP — adv exactly; pat. 2. jump ·vt to bore with a jumper. 3. jump ·vt to join by a butt weld. …
Webster English vocab
HOW — adv at what price; how dear. 2. how ·adv for what reason; from what cause. 3. how ·adv by what …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
SAY — [say] vb said ; say.ing ; says [ME, fr. OE secgan; akin to OHG sagen to say, Lith sakyti, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JUMP — [jump] vb [prob. akin to LG gumpen to jump] vi (1530) 1 a: to spring into the air: leap; esp: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOW — [how] adv [ME, fr. OE hu; akin to OHG hwuo how, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOW — how BrE AmE haʊ ▶ ˌ How ˈ are you? (greeting) BrE AmE ▶ ( ˈ Fine.) ˌ How are …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAY — / seɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb ( says / sez; NAmE / said , said …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — / dʒʌmp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE OFF / TO GROUND 1. to move quickly off the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW — / haʊ; NAmE / adverb 1. in what way or manner : How does it work? He did not know …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAY — I. say 1 S1 W1 /seɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle said /sed/, third person singular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JUMP
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOW — how S1 W1 /haʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hu ] 1 . used to ask …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOW — adv., conj., & n. --interrog. adv. 1 by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell me …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAY — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1 tr. (often foll. by that + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JUMP — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOW — adv., conj., & n. interrog. adv. 1 by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell me …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAY — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present says; past and past part. said) 1. tr. (often foll. by that + …
Oxford English vocab
JUMP — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move off the ground or other surface (usu. upward, at least initially) by sudden …
Oxford English vocab
HOW — 1. adv., conj., & n. --interrog. adv. 1. by what means, in what way (how do you do it?; tell …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
SAY — ( says /sez/ , saying, said /sed/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUMP — ( jumps, jumping, jumped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW — The conjunction is pronounced /haʊ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lot to do/learn/say etc ▪ I still have a lot to learn. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUMP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES BASE jumping be jumping for joy (= be very pleased about something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUMP — (IN THE AIR) [verb] [I] - to raise yourself off the ground and into the air using your legs and …
Cambridge English vocab
HOW — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - in what way; by what methodsHow do we get to the town from here?How did …
Cambridge English vocab
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JUMP — Synonyms and related words : Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SAY — See ↑ EXPRESS 1, ↑ MEANING 5, ↑ SAY 1,2, ↑ SHOW 3, ↑ TELL 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't …
Longman Activator English vocab
SAY
Longman Activator English vocab

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