CATCH / TOUCH SB ON THE RAW

Meaning of CATCH / TOUCH SB ON THE RAW in English

( BrE ) to upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about

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
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
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RAW — I. ˈrȯ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēaw, hrǣw; akin to Old High German hrō …
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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RAW — — rawish , adj. — rawishness , n. — rawly , adv. — rawness , n. /raw/ , adj., rawer, …
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CATCH — — catchable , adj. /kach/ , v. , caught, catching , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to seize or capture, …
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TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
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RAW — I. ˈrȯ adjective ( raw·er ˈrȯ(-ə)r ; raw·est ˈrȯ-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēaw; akin to Old High …
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CATCH
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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Webster English vocab
RAW — superl not covered; bare. 2. raw ·superl not tanned; as, raw hides. 3. raw ·superl bald. 4. raw ·superl sore, …
Webster English vocab
CATCH — vi to attain possession. 2. catch ·noun act of seizing; a grasp. 3. catch ·noun a slight remembrance; a trace. …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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RAW — [raw] adj raw.er ; raw.est [ME, fr. OE hreaw; akin to OHG hro raw, L crudus raw, cruor blood, Gk …
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TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAW — / rɔː; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective FOOD 1. not cooked : raw meat These fish are often …
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CATCH — / kætʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( caught , caught / kɔːt; NAmE /) HOLD 1. [ …
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TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
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RAW — I. raw 1 W3 /rɔː $ rɒː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hreaw ] 1 . …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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CATCH — I. catch 1 S1 W1 /kætʃ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle caught /kɔːt $ kɒːt/) [ …
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TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAW — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
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CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAW — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
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CATCH — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
RAW — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
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CATCH — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. caught) 1. tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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RAW — ( rawer, rawest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Raw materials or …
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ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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CATCH — ( catches, catching, caught) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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RAW — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Raw materials or substances …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAW — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES new/raw/fresh recruit (= one who is completely untrained ) ▪ Drill sergeants have eight weeks …
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CATCH
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CATCH — Synonyms and related words : OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, …
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUCH — See ↑ PRESS 1, ↑ REACH 2, ↑ TOUCH 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a touch of • ↑ a touch/hint/trace …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOUCH — INDEX: 1. to put your hand on someone or something 2. to touch someone or something in a gentle or …
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CATCH — INDEX: 1. to catch a ball or other moving object 2. when the police catch a criminal 3. to catch …
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TOUCH — n. 25B6; verb his shoes were touching the end of the bed : BE IN CONTACT WITH, come into contact …
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RAW — n. 25B6; adjective raw carrot : UNCOOKED, fresh. raw materials : UNPROCESSED, untreated, unrefined, crude, natural. raw recruits : INEXPERIENCED, …
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CATCH — n. 25B6; verb he caught the ball : SEIZE, grab, snatch, seize/grab/take hold of, grasp, grip, clutch, clench; receive, get, …
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TOUCH — v. 1 put (one's) hand on, feel, handle She leant forward and touched my hand 2 bring into contact with, …
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