THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN

Meaning of THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN in English

( informal ) the most important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available

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

THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN — лучший вариант, оптимальный вариант This plan is the only game in town that may lead to a durable and viable …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN — лучший вариант, оптимальный вариант This plan is the only game in town that may lead to a durable and viable …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN — лучший вариант, оптимальный вариант This plan is the only game in town that may lead to a durable and viable …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN — лучший вариант, оптимальный вариант This plan is the only game in town that may lead to a durable and viable peace, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN — лучший вариант, оптимальный вариант This plan is the only game in town that may lead to a durable and viable …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONLY — I. ˈōnlē, -li adjective Etymology: Middle English only, oonly, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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TOWN — ˈtau̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English town, toun, from Old English tūn enclosure, manor, village, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWN — — townless , adj. /town/ , n. 1. a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōn-lē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tūn enclosure, village, town; akin to Old High German zūn enclosure, Old Irish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWN — adv & ·prep the court end of london;-- commonly with the. 2. town ·adv & ·prep a farm or farmstead; …
Webster English vocab
ONLY — adj above all others; particularly. 2. only ·adj singly; without more; as, only-begotten. 3. only ·adj so and no otherwise; …
Webster English vocab
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
TOWN — [town] n [ME, fr. OE tun enclosure, village, town; akin to OHG zun enclosure, OIr dun fortress] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONLY — [on.ly] adj [ME, fr. OE anlic, fr. an one--more at one] (bef. 12c) 1: unquestionably the best: peerless 2: alone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOWN — town BrE AmE taʊn ▷ towns taʊnz ▶ ˌ town ˈ clerk BrE AmE ▶ ˌ town ˈ crier BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWN — / taʊn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a place with many houses, shops / stores, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — / ˈəʊnli; NAmE ˈoʊnli/ adjective , adverb , conjunction ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. used to say …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWN — town S1 W1 /taʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONLY — I. on ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊnli $ ˈoʊn-/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not more than a particular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWN — n.1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and …
Oxford English vocab
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1. solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
TOWN — ( towns) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A town is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, 'only' is usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, '~' is usually …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOWN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border town ▪ the Chinese border town of Shenzhen a commuter town/village (= that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONLY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all that matters/the only thing that matters ▪ All that matters is that you’re …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOWN — [noun] - a place where there are a lot of houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, places of …
Cambridge English vocab
ONLY — (SINGLE OR FEW) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - used to show that there is a single one or very …
Cambridge English vocab
TOWN — n. hick town jerkwater town one horse town small town tank town
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOWN — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big , large , major ▪ little , small , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOWN — INDEX: 1. a town 2. the centre of a town or city 3. the areas at the edge of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOWN — See ↑ TOWN 1,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ghost town • ↑ home town • ↑ in/into town • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONLY — INDEX: 1. only one, or only a small number 2. a surprisingly small price/number/amount. 3. for one reason only and …
Longman Activator English vocab
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONLY — adj. 25B6; adverb there was only enough for two : AT MOST, at best, (only) just, no/not more than; barely, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONLY — adj. 1 sole, single, solitary, lone, one and only, exclusive He is the only one who can identify the murderer …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GAME — n. 1 amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction, recreation, play; sport She regards love as just a game 2 contest, competition, meeting …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONLY — I conjunction BAD : Only when it started to rain he noticed that he had left his raincoat somewhere. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. ≈ неожиданно покинуть город to come …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONLY — 1. прил. 1) а) диал. одинокий б) единственный an only child ≈ единственный ребенок one and only ≈ один единственный; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — игра - noisy * шумная игра - indoor *s игры в закрытом помещении - children's *s детские игры - *s …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOWN — town.ogg 1. taʋn n 1. 1> город; городок county town - главный город графства ( в Англии ) chief town …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONLY — only.ogg 1. ʹəʋnlı a 1. единственный only child - единственный ребёнок the only book on the subject - единственная книга …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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