SO SMALL YOU COULD BARELY SWING A CAT

Meaning of SO SMALL YOU COULD BARELY SWING A CAT in English

very small room, narrow room

The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.

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

SO SMALL YOU COULD BARELY SWING A CAT — very small room, narrow room The bedroom was so small you could barely swing a cat in it.
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COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BARELY — adverb Date: before 12th century in a meager manner ; plainly , scarcely , hardly
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CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
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SWING
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SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
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SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
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CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
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COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
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BARELY — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from bare (I) + -ly 1. : by the narrowest margin barely escaped injury : lacking …
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COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
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COULD — (imp.) of Can
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BARELY — (adv.) But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there …
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BARELY — (adv.) Merely; only.
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BARELY — (adv.) Without concealment or disguise.
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BARELY — ( adv. ) But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — swing 1 — swingable , adj. /swing/ , v. , swung, swinging , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to cause …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
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SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
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COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
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CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
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BARELY — /bair"lee/ , adv. 1. only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not: He had barely enough money to pay for …
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SWING
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
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SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
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COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
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BARELY — Date: before 12th century 1. : in a meager manner : plainly a barely furnished room 2. : scarcely , …
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SWING — noun to be hanged. 2. swing ·noun influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. 3. swing ·noun …
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SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
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SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
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COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
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CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
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BARELY — adv merely; only. 2. barely ·adv without covering; nakedly. 3. barely ·adv without concealment or disguise. 4. barely ·adv but …
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SWING
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SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
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COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
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SWING — in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
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SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
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CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
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BARELY — barely BrE AmE ˈbeə li AmE \ ˈber li ˈbær-
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SWING — / swɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swung , swung / swʌŋ; NAmE /) HANG AND MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
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SMALL — / smɔːl; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( small·er , small·est ) NOT LARGE 1. not …
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COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
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CAT
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BARELY — / ˈbeəli; NAmE ˈberli/ adverb 1. in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty : The music …
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SWING — I. swing 1 W3 /swɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swung /swʌŋ/) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
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SMALL — I. small 1 S1 W1 /smɔːl $ smɒːl/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative smaller , superlative smallest ) [ Language: …
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COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
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CAT
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BARELY — bare ‧ ly /ˈbeəli $ ˈberli/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . only with great difficulty or effort SYN only just …
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SWING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
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SMALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
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CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
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BARELY — adv. 1 only just; scarcely (barely escaped). 2 scantily (barely furnished). 3 archaic openly, explicitly.
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SWING — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
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SMALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 not large or big. 2 slender; thin. 3 not great in importance, amount, number, …
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