LICK AND A PROMISE

Meaning of LICK AND A PROMISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

: a perfunctory performance of a task

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LICK AND A PROMISE — phrasal a perfunctory performance of a task
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LICK AND A PROMISE — phrasal : a perfunctory performance of a task gives his job little more than a lick and a promise — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK AND A PROMISE — a perfunctory performance of a task
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LICK AND A PROMISE — {n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. * /You didn't wash your hands. You just …
Slang English vocab
LICK AND A PROMISE — {n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. * /You didn't wash your hands. You just …
Словарь английских идиом
LICK AND A PROMISE — (See a lick and a promise)
English Idioms vocab
LICK AND A PROMISE — See a lick and a promise
English Idioms vocabulary
LICK AND A PROMISE — n. phr. , informal A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. You didn't wash your hands. You just …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PROMISE — I. ˈprämə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English promis, promisse, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English licken, from Old English liccian; akin to Old Saxon likkon to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROMISE — (v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to …
Английский словарь Webster
LICK — (v.) A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — ( v. t. ) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — — promisable , adj. — promiseful , adj. — promiser , n. /prom"is/ , n. , v. , promised, promising …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. ˈprä-məs noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LICK — I. ˈlik verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English liccian; akin to Old High German leckōn to lick, Latin lingere, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROMISE — adj bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. 2. promise ·vi to give assurance by a promise, or binding …
Webster English vocab
LICK — noun a slap; a quick stroke. 2. lick ·v a stroke of the tongue in licking. 3. lick ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PROMISE — [prom.ise] n [ME promis, fr. L promissum, fr. neut. of promissus, pp. of promittere to send forth, promise, fr. pro- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LICK — [lick] vb [ME, fr. OE liccian; akin to OHG leckon to lick, L lingere, Gk leichein] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROMISE — / ˈprɒmɪs; NAmE ˈprɑːm-/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. promise sth (to sb) | promise sb sth to tell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — / lɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to move your tongue over the surface of sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. prom ‧ ise 1 S2 W2 /ˈprɒməs, ˈprɒmɪs $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive and transitive] to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LICK — I. lick 1 S3 /lɪk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: liccian ] 1 . TONGUE [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROMISE — n. & v. --n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROMISE — n. & v. n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LICK — v. & n. v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROMISE — n. & v. --n. 1. an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
Oxford English vocab
LICK — v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1. tr. pass the tongue over, esp. to taste, moisten, or (of animals) clean. …
Oxford English vocab
PROMISE — ( promises, promising, promised) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LICK — ( licks, licking, licked) 1. When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. The dog …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROMISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a promising career (= likely to be successful ) ▪ She gave up a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LICK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lick of paint informal (= a layer of paint used to make something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROMISE — [noun] [C]If I make a promise I like to keep it (= do what I said I would).You've broken your …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LICK — To beat; also to wash, or to paint slightly over. I'll give you a good lick o' the chops; I'll …
Slang English vocab
PROMISE — I. noun 1 statement that you will do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ He makes all kinds of big ~s …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LICK — I. noun Lick is used after these nouns: ↑ guitar II. verb Lick is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PROMISE — See ↑ PROMISE 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ break a promise • ↑ I promise • ↑ keep your promise/word • …
Longman Activator English vocab
PROMISE — INDEX: 1. to promise something 2. a promise 3. what you say when you promise something 4. to do what …
Longman Activator English vocab
LICK — n. 25B6; verb the spaniel licked his face : pass one's tongue over, touch with one's tongue, tongue; lap, slurp. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PROMISE — n. 1 assurance, (solemn) word (of honour), pledge, vow, oath, undertaking, engagement, bond, commitment, guaranty, guarantee, warranty; agreement, contract, covenant, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise ≈ не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise ≈ сдержать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LICK
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROMISE — promise.ogg 1. ʹprɒmıs n 1. обещание conditional promise - юр. условное обещание или обязательство parole promise - устное /словесное/ обещание …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LICK — lick.ogg 1. lık n 1. облизывание, лизание to have a lick at smth. - лизнуть что-л. 2. чуточка, капелька ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PROMISE — promise сущ.1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать обещание, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LICK
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PROMISE — 1. ʹprɒmıs n 1. обещание conditional promise - юр. условное обещание или обязательство parole promise - устное /словесное/ обещание /lang] …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LICK — 1. lık n 1. облизывание, лизание to have a lick at smth. - лизнуть что-л. 2. чуточка, капелька ( чего-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LICK
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание to go back on one's promise — не сдержать обещания to fulfill one's promise — сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LICK
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PROMISE — 1. _n. 1> обещание; to give/make a promise - обещать; to keep one's promise - сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LICK — 1. _v. 1> лизать; облизывать; to lick one's chops/lips - облизываться, смаковать, предвкушать (что-л.) 2> _собир. бить, колотить 3> побивать; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PROMISE — 1. n. 1. обещание; to give/make a promise - обещать; to keep one's promise - сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LICK — 1. v. 1. лизать; облизывать; to lick one's chops/lips - облизываться, смаковать, предвкушать (что-л.) 2. собир. бить, колотить 3. побивать; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PROMISE — 1. сущ. 1) обещание 2) обязательство, договорная обязанность collateral promise — дополнительные договорные обязательства conditional promise — обязательство, принятое на каких-либо условиях gratuitous promise, naked …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PROMISE — 1. _n. 1> обещание; to give (или to make) a promise обещать; to keep one's promise сдержать обещание, исполнять обещанное; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LICK — 1. _v. 1> лизать; облизывать; to lick one's chops (или one's lips) облизываться, смаковать, предвкушать (что-л.) 2> _разг. бить, колотить …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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