BE LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY

Meaning of BE LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY in English

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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TAKING — atrativ, charmant
English interlingue dictionary
CANDY — Sweet sugar -or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of taken to take 1. a. : seizure had a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDY — I. ˈkandē, -ˈaa-, -di also -ˈai- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: short for sugar candy, from Middle …
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BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
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FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
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TAKING — (n.) Malign influence; infection.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKING — (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
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TAKING — (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
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TAKING — (a.) Infectious; contageous.
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TAKING — (a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
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TAKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Take
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CANDY — (v. t.) To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy.
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CANDY — (v. t.) To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.
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CANDY — (v. t.) To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.
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TAKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Take
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) Malign influence; infection.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( n. ) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( a. ) Infectious; contageous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKING — ( a. ) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDY — ( v. t. ) To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass resembling candy; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDY — ( v. t. ) To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which resembles sugar or candy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDY — ( v. t. ) To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDY — — candylike , adj. /kan"dee/ , n. , pl. candies , v. , candied, candying . n. 1. any of …
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BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDY — I. ˈkan-dē noun ( plural candies ) Etymology: Middle English sugre candy, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from …
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BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
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TAKING — adj infectious; contageous. 2. taking ·noun malign influence; infection. 3. taking ·adj apt to take; alluring; attracting. 4. taking ·noun …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
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CANDY — noun a weight, at madras 500 pounds, at bombay 560 pounds. 2. candy ·vi to be formed into candy; to …
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CANDY — [can.dy] n, pl candies [ME sugre candy, part trans. of MF sucre candi, part trans. of OIt zucchero candi, fr. …
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BABY — [ba.by] n, pl babies [ME, fr. babe] (14c) 1 a (1): an extremely young child; esp: infant (2): an extremely …
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Britannica English vocabulary
TAKING — taking BrE AmE ˈteɪk ɪŋ ▷ taking|ly li ▷ taking|ness nəs nɪs ▷ taking|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANDY — cand|y, Candy BrE AmE ˈkænd |i ▷ cand|ied id ▷ cand|ies iz ▷ cand|ying i ɪŋ ▶ ˈ candy stripe …
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BABY — baby, Baby BrE AmE ˈbeɪb i ▷ babied ˈbeɪb id ▷ babies ˈbeɪb iz ▷ babying ˈbeɪb i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
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LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
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FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
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CANDY — / ˈkændi; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) ( NAmE ) sweet food made …
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BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
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LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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CANDY — can ‧ dy S3 /ˈkændi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural candies ) [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
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BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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BABY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
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BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
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LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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CANDY — ( candies) Candy is sweet foods such as toffees or chocolate. ( AM; in BRIT, usually use sweets ) ...a …
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BABY — ( babies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A baby is a …
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