TAKE THE SHINE OFF STH

Meaning of TAKE THE SHINE OFF STH in English

( informal ) to make sth seem much less good than it did at first

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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHINE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHINE — (v. t.) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of …
Английский словарь Webster
SHINE — (v. i.) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine …
Английский словарь Webster
SHINE — ( v. t. ) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHINE — ( v. i. ) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHINE — I. ˈshīn verb ( shone ˈshōn, especially Canad & Brit ˈshän ; or shined ; shin·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SHINE — vi shining; sheen. 2. shine ·noun caper; antic; row. 3. shine ·noun sunshine; fair weather. 4. shine ·noun a liking …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHINE — [shine] vb shone or shined ; shin.ing [ME, fr. OE scinan; akin to OHG skinan to shine and perh. to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHINE — / ʃaɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( shone , shone / ʃɒn; US ʃoʊn/) HELP NOTE : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHINE — I. shine 1 S3 /ʃaɪn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle shone /ʃɒn $ ʃoʊn/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHINE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. shone or shined) 1 intr. emit or reflect light; be bright; glow …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHINE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. shone or shined) 1 intr. emit or reflect light; be bright; glow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SHINE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. shone or shined) 1. intr. emit or reflect light; be bright; glow …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHINE — ( shines, shining, shined, shone) 1. When the sun or a light shines , it gives out bright light. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHINE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shining example (= a very good example ) ▪ Professor Squires was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHINE — [verb] [past:] shone or shined - to (cause to) be bright either by sending out or reflecting lightCan you stop …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHINE — See: RAIN OR SHINE, TAKE A SHINE TO.
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHINE — verb ADVERB ▪ brightly , brilliantly ▪ The sun was shining brightly. ▪ faintly ▪ briefly ▪ directly ▪ A …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHINE — See ↑ CLEAN 5, ↑ SHINE/SHINY 1,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ rain or shine
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHINE — v. 1 gleam, glow, shimmer, radiate, beam, glare, flare, glisten, glitter, coruscate, twinkle, sparkle, scintillate, glint, flash, flicker The light …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHINE — 1. сущ. 1) а) сияние; свет; блеск, блистание the shine of stars ≈ свет/сияние звезд б) глянец, лоск ∙ Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHINE — shine.ogg 1. ʃaın n 1. 1> свет, сияние the shine of the sun of the moon, of stars - свет …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE — 1) брать 2) воспринимать 3) впитывать 4) довозить 5) дубль 6) заступать 7) захватывать 8) определять 9) отбирать 10) отнимать 11) поглощать 12) преобразовывать 13) принятие 14) проникать 15) растворять 16) схватывать • development of mine take …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHINE — 1. ʃaın n 1. 1> свет, сияние the shine of the sun of the moon, of stars - свет /сияние/ …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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