THE BEST-LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN GO OFT ASTRAY

Meaning of THE BEST-LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN GO OFT ASTRAY in English

plans are not guaranteed, plans sometimes do not work out

If this boat sinks, we'll say, "The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray."

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

THE BEST-LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN GO OFT ASTRAY — plans are not guaranteed, plans sometimes do not work out "If this boat sinks, we'll say, ""The best-laid plans of …
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MEN — (Noun) lalaki;mga tawo
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MICE — see: mouse
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MEN — see: man
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LAID — see: lay
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MEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Angry Young Men Chamberlain's Men {{link=Lord Chamberlain's Men">Lord Chamberlain's Men International Working Men's Association …
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LAID — I. ˈlād Scotland variant of load II. adjective Etymology: from past participle of lay (I) 1. of paper : watermarked …
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BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, adjective & adverb, from Old English betst; akin to Old High …
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PLANS — plural of plan present third singular of plan
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OFT — ˈȯft adverb ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English oft; akin to Old High German ofto often, …
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MICE — Etymology: Middle English mys, from Old English mȳs plural of mouse
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MEN- — combining form or meno- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēn month — more at moon : menstruation meno pause men …
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MEN — plural of man
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ASTRAY — əˈstrā adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Middle English astray, astrayey, from Middle French estraié wandering, masterless, from estraier to roam about …
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MICE — (n.) pl of Mouse.
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MEN — (pron.) A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or …
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MEN — (n.) pl. of Man.
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MEN — (pl. ) of Keelman
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MEN — (pl. ) of Man
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LAID — (imp. & p. p.) of Lay
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LAID — (imp. & p. p.) of Lay.
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MEN — ( pl. ) of Keelman
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MICE — ( pl. ) of Mouse
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MICE — ( n. ) pl of Mouse.
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MEN — ( pron. ) A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite …
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MEN — ( pl. ) of Man
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MEN — ( n. ) pl. of Man.
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LAID — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Lay.
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ASTRAY — ( adv. & a. ) Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, …
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OFT — /awft, oft/ , adv. Literary. often. [ bef. 900; ME oft ( e ), OE oft; c. OFris ofta, OS …
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MICE — /muys/ , n. pl. of mouse .
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MEN — /men/ , n. pl. of man .
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LAID — /layd/ , v. pt. and pp. of lay 1 .
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BEST — /best/ , adj., superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best …
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MEN — n. force of workers that is available
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LAID — adj. positioned horizontally; fallen down; placed; displayed; thrown; located; set; caused; appeased
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GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
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MICE — plural of mouse
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MEN- — or meno- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēn month — more at moon : menstruation meno rrhagia
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MEN — plural of man
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OFT — adj frequent; often; repeated. 2. oft ·adv often; frequently; not rarely; many times.
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MICE — noun pl of mouse. 2. mice ·pl of mouse.
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MEN — noun ·pl of man. 2. men ·pl of man. 3. men ·pron a man; one; used with a verb …
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LAID — impf & ·p.p. of lay. 2. laid ·impf & ·p.p. of lay.
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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BEST — vt to get the better of. 2. best ·adj most; largest; as, the best part of a week. 3. best …
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ASTRAY — adv & ·adj out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead …
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LAID — past and past participle of lay 1 .
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OFT — [oft] adv [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG ofto often] (bef. 12c): often
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MICE — [mice] pl of mouse
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MEN- — [men-] or meno- comb form [NL, fr. Gk men month--more at moon]: menstruation "menorrhagia"
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MEN — [men] pl of man
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LAID — [laid] past and past part of lay
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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ASTRAY — [astray] adv or adj [ME, fr. MF estraie wandering, fr. estraier to stray--more at stray] (14c) 1: off the right …
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MEN — moon god worshiped widely in Asia Minor during Roman times and also in Attica from the 3rd century BC. Little …
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OFT — oft BrE AmE ɒft ɔːft AmE \ ɔːft ɑːft
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MICE — mice BrE AmE maɪs
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MEN — men BrE AmE men ▷ men's menz ▶ ˈ men's room BrE AmE
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LAID — laid BrE AmE leɪd
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