THE OLD BOY NETWORK

Meaning of THE OLD BOY NETWORK in English

( BrE , informal ) the practice of men who went to the same school using their influence to help each other at work or socially

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

THE OLD BOY NETWORK — n infml You can only get things done through the old boy network — Все это делается благодаря связям Sometimes I think …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
THE OLD BOY NETWORK — n infml You can only get things done through the old boy network — Все это делается благодаря связям Sometimes …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
THE OLD BOY NETWORK — old boy network, the n infml You can only get things done through the old boy network Все это делается …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THE OLD BOY NETWORK — You can only get things done through the old boy network — Все это делается благодаря связям Sometimes I think …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
THE OLD BOY NETWORK — блат (приобретается связями внутри сословия - например, среди выпускников одного частного колледжа, членов гольф-клуба и т.д.)
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
NETWORK — I In broadcasting, a radio or television company that produces programs for broadcast to member stations. See ABC , CNN …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NETWORK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: net (I) + work 1. : a fabric or structure of threads, cords, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NETWORK — — networker , n. /net"werrk'/ , n. 1. any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NETWORK — I. ˈnet-ˌwərk noun Date: 1535 1. : a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NETWORK — [net.work] n (1560) 1: a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NETWORK — I. net ‧ work 1 S3 W2 AC /ˈnetwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a system of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NETWORK — ( networks, networking, networked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A network …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NETWORK — I. noun 1 connections ADJECTIVE ▪ extensive , large , vast , wide , widespread ▪ an extensive ~ of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NETWORK — сущ. 1) сеть, сетка; плетенка 2) сеть а) (совокупность железных дорог, каналов и т. п.) communications network ≈ сеть коммуникаций, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NETWORK — network.ogg 1. ʹnetwɜ:k n 1. 1> сеть, сетка 2> плетёнка 2. 1> сеточка, филе ( в рукоделии ) 2> текст. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NETWORK — 1) сеть ( железных дорог, каналов, трубопроводов и т. п. ) 2) электрическая сеть, сеть электроснабжения, сеть электропитания 3) энергосистема …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
NETWORK — 1) сеть (железных дорог, каналов, трубопроводов и т. п.) 2) электрическая сеть, сеть электроснабжения, сеть электропитания 3) энергосистема 4) сеть (связи) 5) схема; цепь; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NETWORK — 1) схема; цепь 2) многополюсник 3) плетение 4) сетевой график 5) сетка || сеточный 6) сеть 7) электросеть • anastomotic modular network — анастомотическая модульная сеть arbitrarily reliable network …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NETWORK — network сущ.1) сеть, сетка; плетенка 2) сеть а) (совокупность железных дорог, каналов и т. п.) communications network — сеть коммуникаций, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BOY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NETWORK — 1. ʹnetwɜ:k n 1. 1> сеть, сетка 2> плетёнка 2. 1> сеточка, филе ( в рукоделии ) 2> текст. ажурное …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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