HATCHET JOB

Meaning of HATCHET JOB in English

noun

[ usually sing. ] hatchet job (on sb/sth) ( informal ) strong criticism that is often unfair and is intended to harm sb/sth :

The press did a very effective hatchet job on her last movie.

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

HATCHET JOB — noun Date: 1944 a forceful or malicious verbal attack
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HATCHET JOB — noun : an act of defamation : malicious attack turned traitor to his class and performed a hatchet job on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HATCHET JOB — a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal. Also called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HATCHET JOB — Date: 1944 : a forceful or malicious verbal attack
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HATCHET JOB — Function: noun Date: 1944 : a forceful or malicious verbal attack
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HATCHET JOB — ■ noun informal a fierce written attack.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HATCHET JOB — [hatchet job] n (1944): a forceful or malicious verbal attack
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HATCHET JOB — ˈhatchet ˌjob BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal a newspaper article, television programme etc that criticizes someone severely and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HATCHET JOB — ( hatchet jobs) To do a hatchet job on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HATCHET JOB — (~s) To do a ~ on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many bad things about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HATCHET JOB — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He devotes several paragraphs to a hatchet job .
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HATCHET JOB — {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The act of saying or writing terrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf of …
Slang English vocab
HATCHET JOB — {n. phr.}, {slang} 1. The act of saying or writing terrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf of …
Словарь английских идиом
HATCHET JOB — n. phr. , slang 1. The act of saying or writing terrible things about someone or something, usually on behalf …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HATCHET JOB — разг. атака, налет, нападение, наступление Syn : attack, assault
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HATCHET JOB — _n. _собир. нападение, атака
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HATCHET-JOB — грязная работа, наемное убийство собир. нападение, атака попытка опорочить репутацию
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HATCHET JOB — разг.атака, налет, нападение, наступление Syn:attack, assault
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HATCHET JOB — грязная работа, наемное убийство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HATCHET JOB — грязная работа, наемное убийство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HATCHET JOB — разг. атака, налет, нападение, наступление Syn: attack , assault
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HATCHET JOB — разг. атака, налет, нападение, наступление Syn: attack, assault
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HATCHET JOB — _n. _собир. нападение, атака
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HATCHET JOB — n. собир. нападение, атака
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HATCHET-JOB — грязная работа, наемное убийство собир. нападение, атака попытка опорочить репутацию
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HATCHET JOB — грязная работа, наемное убийство собир. нападение, атака попытка опорочить репутацию
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
HATCHET JOB — n AmE infml His speech was nothing more than a hatchet job on his opponent's character — Его речь представляла собой …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HATCHET JOB — n AmE infml His speech was nothing more than a hatchet job on his opponent's character — Его речь представляла …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HATCHET JOB — hatchet job n AmE infml His speech was nothing more than a hatchet job on his opponent's character Его речь …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HATCHET JOB — His speech was nothing more than a hatchet job on his opponent's character — Его речь представляла собой ни что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HATCHET JOB — разг. атака, налет, нападение, наступление Syn : attack, assault
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HATCHET — hacca, hachette
English interlingue dictionary
HATCHET — gamayng wasay
English-Visayan vocabulary
HATCHET — noun see: hash Date: 14th century a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand, tomahawk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JOB — I. ˈjäb noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English, lump, from Middle English jobbe, perhaps alteration of gobbe …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HATCHET — I. ˈhachə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English hachet, hacchet small ax, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOB — job 1 /job/ , n. , v. , jobbed, jobbing , adj. n. 1. a piece of work, esp. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HATCHET — — hatchetlike , adj. /hach"it/ , n. 1. a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOB — I. ˈjäb noun Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English job lump Date: circa 1627 1. a. : a piece of work …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOB — noun a sudden thrust or stab; a jab. 2. job ·vt to thrust in, as a pointed instrument. 3. job …
Webster English vocab
HATCHET — noun specifically, a tomahawk. 2. hatchet ·noun a small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
Webster English vocab
HATCHET — hatchet BrE AmE ˈhætʃ ɪt § \ -ət ▷ hatchet|s s ▶ ˈ hatchet job BrE AmE ▶ ˈ hatchet …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JOB — / dʒɒb; NAmE dʒɑːb/ noun PAID WORK 1. work for which you receive regular payment : He's trying to get …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOB
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HATCHET — hatch ‧ et /ˈhætʃət, ˈhætʃɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: hachette , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HATCHET — n. a light short-handled axe. øhatchet-faced colloq. sharp-featured or grim-looking. hatchet job colloq. a fierce verbal attack on a person, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HATCHET — n. a light short-handled axe. hatchet-faced colloq. sharp-featured or grim-looking. hatchet job colloq. a fierce verbal attack on a person, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HATCHET — n. a light short-handled axe. Phrases and idioms: hatchet-faced colloq. sharp-featured or grim-looking. hatchet job colloq. a fierce verbal attack …
Oxford English vocab
JOB — ( jobs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A job is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HATCHET — ( hatchets) 1. A hatchet is a small axe that you can hold in one hand. N-COUNT 2. If two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOB
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HATCHET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES do a hatchet job ▪ They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOB — (EMPLOYMENT) [noun] [C] - the regular work which a person does to earn moneyWhen she left college, she got a …
Cambridge English vocab
HATCHET — [noun] [C] - a small tool with a blade which cuts when you hit things with it; a small axeSee …
Cambridge English vocab
HATCHET — See: BURY THE HATCHET.
Slang English vocab
JOB — INDEX: 1. a job 2. a job in a company or organization 3. relating to a job 4. to have …
Longman Activator English vocab
JOB — See ↑ JOB 1,3, ↑ STEAL 7, ↑ WORK 10 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a rush job • ↑ do a …
Longman Activator English vocab
HATCHET — • ↑ bury the hatchet • ↑ do a hatchet job on
Longman Activator English vocab
HATCHET — See: BURY THE HATCHET.
Словарь английских идиом
JOB — noun 1 BAD : The photographer made quite a good job. GOOD : The photographer did quite a good job. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
JOB — I сущ. 1) Иов (имя собственное, с заглавной буквы) 2) многострадальный, либо терпеливый человек (по ассоциации с библейским Иовом, этой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HATCHET — 1. сущ. 1) топор, топорик Syn : ax 2) большой нож, резак, сечка ∙ to bury the hatchet ≈ заключить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HATCHET — hatchet.ogg ʹhætʃıt n 1> топорик, топор 2> томагавк 3> большой нож, резак; сечка to bury the hatchet - заключить мир; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JOB — 1) работа; работы 2) (технологическая) операция 3) обрабатываемая деталь; заготовка 4) место работы; рабочая площадка 5) вчт. задание 6) (рабочее) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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