KNOCK SB OFF THEIR PEDESTAL / PERCH

Meaning of KNOCK SB OFF THEIR PEDESTAL / PERCH in English

to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired

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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Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PERCH — Either of two species (family Percidae, order Perciformes) of popular food and sport fishes: the Eurasian common perch ( Perca …
Английский словарь Британика
PEDESTAL — In Classical architecture , a support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk . It may be square, …
Английский словарь Британика
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERCH — I. ˈpərch, -ə̄-, -əi- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English perche, from Old French, from Latin pertica pole, staff, …
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PEDESTAL — I. ˈpedə̇st ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from …
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KNOCK — I. ˈnäk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English knoken, knokken, from Old English cnocian, cnucian; akin to Middle High …
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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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PERCH — (v. t.) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
Английский словарь Webster
PERCH — (n.) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the …
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PERCH — ( v. t. ) To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERCH — ( n. ) Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, …
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THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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PERCH — perch 1 — perchable , adj. /perrch/ , n. 1. a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost …
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PEDESTAL — /ped"euh stl/ , n. , v. , pedestaled, pedestaling or ( esp. Brit. ) pedestalled, pedestalling . n. 1. an …
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OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
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KNOCK — — knockless , adj. /nok/ , v.i. 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, …
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PERCH — I. ˈpərch noun Etymology: Middle English perche, from Anglo-French, from Latin pertica pole Date: 14th century 1. : a bar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEDESTAL — I. ˈpe-dəs-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a …
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OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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KNOCK — I. ˈnäk verb Etymology: Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press Date: …
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THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
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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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PERCH — vt to occupy as a perch. 2. perch ·vt to place or to set on, or as on, a perch. …
Webster English vocab
PEDESTAL — noun a pillow block; a low housing. 2. pedestal ·noun a casting secured to the frame of a truck and …
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OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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KNOCK — noun a stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. 2. knock ·vt to strike for admittance; to rap …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PERCH — [perch] n [ME perche, fr. MF, fr. L pertica pole] (14c) 1: a bar or peg on which something is …
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PEDESTAL — [ped.es.tal] n [MF piedestal, fr. OIt piedestallo, fr. pie di stallo foot of a stall] (1563) 1 a: the support …
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KNOCK — [knock] vb [ME knoken, fr. OE cnocian; akin to MHG knochen to press] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to strike something …
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PERCH — either of two species of fish, the common and the yellow perch (Perca fluviatilis and P. flavescens, sometimes considered as …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEDESTAL — in Classical architecture, support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. Such a pedestal may be square, octagonal, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEDESTAL — pedestal BrE AmE ˈped ɪst ə l -əst- ▷ pedestal|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERCH — / pɜːtʃ; NAmE pɜːrtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] perch (on sth) ( of a bird …
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PEDESTAL — / ˈpedɪstl; NAmE / noun the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on : a pedestal basin (= a …
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OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERCH — I. perch 1 /pɜːtʃ $ pɜːrtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-2: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
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PEDESTAL — ped ‧ es ‧ tal /ˈpedəst ə l, ˈpedɪst ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: …
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OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
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KNOCK — I. knock 1 S1 W3 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cnocian ] 1 …
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a usu. horizontal bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on. 2 a …
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PEDESTAL — n. & v. --n. 1 a base supporting a column or pillar. 2 the stone etc. base of a statue …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERCH — n. & v. n. 1 a usu. horizontal bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on. 2 a …
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PEDESTAL — n. & v. n. 1 a base supporting a column or pillar. 2 the stone etc. base of a statue …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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