A CROCK / POT OF GOLD

Meaning of A CROCK / POT OF GOLD in English

a large prize or reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GOLD — I Metallic chemical element , one of the It is a dense, lustrous, yellow, malleable precious metal , so durable …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROCK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROCK — (v. t.) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
Английский словарь Webster
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Английский словарь Webster
CROCK — ( v. t. ) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POT — pot 1 — potlike , adj. /pot/ , n. , v. , potted, potting . n. 1. a container of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLD — /gohld/ , n. 1. a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POT — I. ˈpät noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pott; akin to Middle Low German pot pot Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POT — vt to place or inclose in pots. 2. pot ·vt to preserve seasoned in pots. 3. pot ·vt to pocket. …
Webster English vocab
GOLD — vt money; riches; wealth. 2. gold ·noun ·alt. of goolde. 3. gold ·vt figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
GOLD — [gold] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG gold gold, OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLD — (Au), chemical element, a dense, lustrous, yellow precious metal of Group Ib, Period 6, of the periodic table. Gold has …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLD — gold BrE AmE ɡəʊld ⇨ɡɒʊld AmE ɡoʊld ▷ golds ɡəʊldz ⇨ɡɒʊldz AmE ɡoʊldz ▶ ˈ Gold Coast BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CROCK — crock BrE AmE krɒk AmE krɑːk ▷ crocked krɒkt AmE krɑːkt ▷ crocks krɒks AmE \ krɑːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POT — / pɒt; NAmE pɑːt/ noun , verb ■ noun FOR COOKING 1. [ C ] a deep round container used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLD — / gəʊld; NAmE goʊld/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Au ) a chemical element. …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POT — I. pot 1 S2 W3 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pott ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLD — I. gold 1 S2 W2 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POT — n. & v. --n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POT — n. & v. n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLD — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids …
Oxford English vocab
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1. a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Oxford English vocab
POT — ( pots, potting, potted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLD — ( golds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Gold is a valuable, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROCK — ( crocks) 1. A crock is a clay pot or jar. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) N-COUNT 2. If you describe someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 9/18/22/24 carat gold ▪ a 22 carat gold chain a gold medal (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — (METAL) [adjective] [not gradable], [noun] - (made of) a soft, yellow, heavy, metallic element which is quite rare and very …
Cambridge English vocab
CROCK — (NONSENSE) [noun] [U] US [informal] - a crock (of ideas, speech or writing) nonsenseThat presentation was just a crock - …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLD — n. Gold Coast fool's gold Field of Cloth of Gold gold reserve gold rush gold standard Klondike gold rush
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLD — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition elements , chemical symbol Au, atomic number 79. It is a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Slang English vocab
POT — noun 1 for cooking ADJECTIVE ▪ cooking VERB + POT ▪ cover ▪ Cook gently in a covered ~ for …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GOLD — I. noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool's ▪ 9-carat , 18-carat , etc. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CROCK — n. 25B6; noun a crock of honey : POT, jar; jug, pitcher, ewer; container, receptacle, vessel. ( crocks ) a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Dirty English-Russian vocab
CROCK — (See that's a crock)
English Idioms vocab
GOLD — Name: gold Symbol: Au Atomic number: 79 Atomic weight: 196.96655 (2) Group in periodic table: 11 Group name: Coinage metal …
Chemistry of the Elements English vocabulary
POT — 1. сущ. 1) а) горшок, котелок, кастрюля metal cooking pots ≈ металлические кастрюли для приготовления пищи Hundreds of jam pots …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLD — 1. сущ. 1) золото (тж. богатство, сокровища; деньги) to mine, prospect for gold ≈ искать золото to strike gold ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POT — pot.ogg _I 1. pɒt n 1. 1> горшок; котелок; (высокая) кастрюля cooking pot - горшок /котелок/ для варки пищи pots …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOLD — gold.ogg 1. gəʋld n 1. золото pure gold - чистое золото ср. тж. 3 native /virgin/ gold - самородное золото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROCK — _I krɒk n 1. глиняный кувшин или горшок 2. глиняный черепок 3. диал. (металлическая) кастрюля _II 1. krɒk n преим. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POT — I 1) тигель 2) стекловаренный горшок 3) метал. разливочный стакан 4) метал. (изготовленный заодно) контейнер с матрицей 5) котёл; бак; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GOLD — золото, Au - Abyssinian gold - cement gold - colored gold - copper-hardened gold - French red gold - high-karat …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
POT — I 1) тигель 2) стекловаренный горшок 3) метал. разливочный стакан 4) метал. (изготовленный заодно) контейнер с матрицей 5) котёл; бак; бачок; ванна; ёмкость; горшок 6) валун …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GOLD — золото, Au - Abyssinian gold - cement gold - colored gold - copper-hardened gold - French red gold - high-karat gold - iridic gold - jewellery gold - palladium …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
POT — 1) бак 2) горшечный 3) горшок 4) горшок автоматического выключателя 5) котелок 6) резервуар 7) тигель 8) чашеобразный 9) чрен • - annealing pot - cinder pot - flare pot - glass pot - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
POT — pot сущ.1) основное значение: сосуд для приготовления пищи, хранения различных жидкостей а) горшок, котелок, кастрюля metal cooking pots — металлические …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POT — _I 1. pɒt n 1. 1> горшок; котелок; (высокая) кастрюля cooking pot - горшок /котелок/ для варки пищи pots and …
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