PUT / SET THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS

Meaning of PUT / SET THE CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS in English

( BrE ) to say or do sth that is likely to cause trouble

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

SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — ( cats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cat is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMONG — inter. FROM ~: ex
English interlingue dictionary
CAT — I or feline Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized group of mammalian carnivore s. Modern-type cats …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — I. ˈkat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIGEONS — plural of pigeon present third singular of pigeon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMONG — əˈməŋ preposition or amongst -ŋzt, -ŋ(k)st Etymology: among from Middle English, fr, Old English on gemonge, on gemange, from on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAT — /kat/ , n. , v. , catted, catting . n. 1. a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMONG — /euh mung"/ , prep. 1. in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by: He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMONG — preposition also amongst -ˈməŋ(k)st Etymology: among from Middle English, from Old English on gemonge, from on + gemonge, dative of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
Webster English vocab
CAT — noun a cat o' nine tails. ·see below. 2. cat ·noun a strong tackle used to draw an anchor up …
Webster English vocab
PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMONG — [among] also amongst prep [among fr. ME, fr. OE on gemonge, fr. on + gemonge, dat. of gemong crowd, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAT — (family Felidae), any of a group of carnivorous mammals that includes the true catslion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, puma, and domestic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAT — cat BrE AmE kæt ▷ cats kæts ▶ ˈ cat ˌ burglar BrE AmE ▶ ˈ cat ˌ cracker BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AMONG — among BrE AmE ə ˈmʌŋ § \ -ˈmɒŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMONG — / əˈmʌŋ; NAmE / (also amongst / əˈmʌŋst; NAmE /) preposition 1. surrounded by sb/sth; in the middle of sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMONG — a ‧ mong S2 W1 /əˈmʌŋ/ BrE AmE ( also a‧mongst /əˈmʌŋst/) preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMONG — prep. (also amongst) 1 surrounded by; in the company of (lived among the trees; be among friends). 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMONG — prep. (also amongst) 1 surrounded by; in the company of (lived among the trees; be among friends). 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
CAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus. 2 a any wild animal of the …
Oxford English vocab
AMONG — prep. (also amongst) 1. surrounded by; in the company of (lived among the trees; be among friends). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMONG — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'amongst' is also used, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMONG — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES chief among ▪ She had many reasons for taking the money, but chief among them …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
CAT
Cambridge English vocab
AMONG — amongst preposition - in the middle of or surrounded by (other things), or as part of a group of (people …
Cambridge English vocab
CAT — n. Abyssinian cat Burmese cat calico cat cat's eye domestic cat house cat Kit Cat Club Maine coon cat Manx …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AMONG — Synonyms and related words : amid, amidst, among, amongst, at, between, betwixt, betwixt and between, by, from, in, mid, midst, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAT — See: COPY CAT, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, FRAIDY-CAT or FRAID-CAT or SCAREDY CAT OY SCARED-CAT, HOLY CATS, LET THE CAT …
Slang English vocab
PIGEONS — Sharpers, who, during the drawing of the lottery, wait ready mounted near Guildhall, and, as soon as the first two …
Slang English vocab
AMONG — prep. Function: preposition 1 surrounded by FF1C; the valley nestled among high mountains FF1E; Synonyms: amid, mid, midst 2 Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AMONG — preposition 1. surrounded by the valley nestled among high mountains Synonyms: amid, mid, midst 2. Synonyms: amid 1, mid, midst …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUT — n. 25B6; verb she put the parcel on a chair : PLACE, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; leave, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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