BUILD A FIRE UNDER

Meaning of BUILD A FIRE UNDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

: to stimulate to vigorous action

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

BUILD A FIRE UNDER — phrasal to stimulate to vigorous action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BUILD A FIRE UNDER — phrasal : to stimulate (someone or something) to vigorous action
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUILD A FIRE UNDER — to stimulate to vigorous action
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BUILD A FIRE UNDER — {v. phr.} To urge or force (a slow or unwilling person) to action; get (someone) moving; arouse. * /The health …
Slang English vocab
BUILD A FIRE UNDER — {v. phr.} To urge or force (a slow or unwilling person) to action; get (someone) moving; arouse. * /The health …
Словарь английских идиом
BUILD A FIRE UNDER — v. phr. To urge or force (a slow or unwilling person) to action; get (someone) moving; arouse. The health department …
American Idioms English vocabulary
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUILD — I. ˈbild verb ( built -lt ; or archaic builded -ldə̇d ; built or archaic builded ; building ; builds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUILD — — buildable , adj. /bild/ , v. , built or ( Archaic ) builded; building; n. v.t. 1. to construct …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUILD — I. ˈbild verb ( built ˈbilt ; build·ing ) Etymology: Middle English bilden, from Old English byldan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
BUILD — vi to exercise the art, or practice the business, of building. 2. build ·noun form or mode of construction; general …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUILD — [build] vb built ; build.ing [ME bilden, fr. OE byldan; akin to OE buan to dwell--more at bower] vt (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUILD — / bɪld; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( built , built / bɪlt; NAmE /) 1. build sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUILD — I. build 1 S1 W1 /bɪld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle built /bɪlt/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUILD — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUILD — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1 a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
BUILD — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past. part. built) 1. a construct (a house, vehicle, fire, road, model, etc.) by …
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — 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
BUILD — ( builds, building, built) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BUILD — (~s, ~ing, built) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUILD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUILD — up [phrasal verb] [I or M] - to (cause to) increase or become larger or strongerTraffic on the new bypass …
Cambridge English vocab
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUILD — Synonyms and related words : Platonic form, Platonic idea, add to, aesthetic form, aggrandize, amplify, anatomy, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — See: CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER, GO UNDER, OUT FROM UNDER, SNOW UNDER.
Slang English vocab
UNDER — prep. buckle under go under knuckle under under the table
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BUILD — n. build on build up jerry build built in custom built
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNDER — See ↑ LESS 2, ↑ POSITION/RANK 6, ↑ TYPE 4, ↑ UNDER/BELOW 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ go under • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
UNDER — prep. 25B6; preposition they hid under a bush : BENEATH, below, underneath. the rent is under £250 : LESS THAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUILD — n. 25B6; verb a supermarket had been built : CONSTRUCT, erect, put up, assemble. they were building a snowman : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDER — prep. 1 beneath, below, underneath, covered by What is under that blanket? The wreck lies a mile under the surface …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BUILD — v. 1 construct, erect, raise, set up, assemble I hope to build my own house in another year or so …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
UNDER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на расположение одного предмета ниже другого под, ниже under the roof ≈ под крышей б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILD — 1. сущ. 1) внешний вид (качественные характеристики конструкции плавсредства или другого средства транспорта; реже о зданиях) The awkwardness of their …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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