THE SPIRIT IS WILLING (BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK)

Meaning of THE SPIRIT IS WILLING (BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK) in English

( humorous , saying ) you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them

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

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK — amusing saying used when one would like to do something but does not have the time or ability or energy …
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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILLING
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAK — I. ˈwēk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English waike, weike, weke, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English …
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SPIRIT — I. ˈspirə̇t, chiefly dial ˈsper-; usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French …
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FLESH — I. ˈflesh noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flǣsc; akin to Old High …
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BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
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WEAK — ( v. i. ) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLING — — willingly , adv. — willingness , n. /wil"ing/ , adj. 1. disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK — /week/ , adj., weaker, weakest . 1. not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; …
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SPIRIT — — spiritlike , adj. /spir"it/ , n. 1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the …
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FLESH — — fleshless , adj. /flesh/ , n. 1. the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of …
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BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
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FLESH — v. pierce flesh with a weapon; remove flesh from skin; excite to kill; inure to bloodshed; fatten
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SPIRIT — I. ˈspir-ət noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare …
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FLESH — I. ˈflesh noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flǣsc; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh and perhaps to …
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WILLING — adjective Date: 14th century 1. : inclined or favorably disposed in mind : ready willing and eager to help 2. …
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WEAK — adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give …
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WILLING — vt spontaneous; self-moved. 2. willing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of will. 3. willing ·vt received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted …
Webster English vocab
WEAK — vi wanting physical strength. 2. weak ·vi tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. weak ·add. ·adj lacking …
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SPIRIT — noun energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, ·etc. 2. spirit ·noun stannic chloride. ·see under stannic. 3. spirit ·noun a solution …
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FLESH — noun human nature. 2. flesh ·noun kindred; stock; race. 3. flesh ·noun the human eace; mankind; humanity. 4. flesh ·noun …
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BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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WEAK — [weak] adj [ME weike, fr. ON veikr; akin to OE wican to yield, Gk eikein to give way, Skt vijate …
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FLESH — [flesh] n [ME, fr. OE flaesc; akin to OHG fleisk flesh and perh. to ON fla to flay--more at flay] …
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WILLING — willing BrE AmE ˈwɪl ɪŋ ▷ willing|ly li ▷ willing|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLESH — flesh BrE AmE fleʃ ▷ fleshed fleʃt ▷ fleshes ˈfleʃ ɪz -əz ▷ fleshing ˈfleʃ ɪŋ ▶ ˈ flesh wound …
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WILLING — / ˈwɪlɪŋ; NAmE / adjective 1. [ not usually before noun ] willing (to do sth) not objecting to doing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK — / wiːk; NAmE / adjective ( weaker , weakest ) NOT PHYSICALLY STRONG 1. not physically strong : She is …
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SPIRIT — / ˈspɪrɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MIND / FEELINGS / CHARACTER 1. [ U , C ] …
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FLESH — / fleʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the soft substance between the skin and …
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WILLING — will ‧ ing S2 W3 /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ willingness ≠ ↑ unwillingness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAK — weak S3 W2 /wiːk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ weakling , ↑ weakness ; verb : …
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SPIRIT — I. spir ‧ it 1 S2 W2 /ˈspɪrət, ˈspɪrɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: …
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FLESH
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
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WILLING — adj. & n. --adj. 1 ready to consent or undertake (a willing ally; am willing to do it). 2 given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPIRIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a the vital animating essence of a person or animal (was sadly broken in spirit). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLESH — n. & v. --n. 1 a the soft, esp. muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or …
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WILLING — adj. & n. adj. 1 ready to consent or undertake (a willing ally; am willing to do it). 2 given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPIRIT — n. & v. n. 1 a the vital animating essence of a person or animal (was sadly broken in spirit). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLESH — n. & v. n. 1 a the soft, esp. muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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WILLING — adj. & n. --adj. 1. ready to consent or undertake (a willing ally; am willing to do it). 2 given …
Oxford English vocab
WEAK
Oxford English vocab
SPIRIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a the vital animating essence of a person or animal (was sadly broken in spirit). …
Oxford English vocab
FLESH — n. & v. --n. 1. a the soft, esp. muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or …
Oxford English vocab
BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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WILLING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is willing to do …
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WEAK — ( weaker, weakest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is …
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SPIRIT — ( spirits, spiriting, spirited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your spirit …
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FLESH — ( fleshes, fleshing, fleshed) 1. Flesh is the soft part of a person’s or animal’s body between the bones and …
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BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
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WILLING — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is ~ to do …
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SPIRIT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your ~ is …
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FLESH — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Flesh is the soft part of a person’s or animal’s body between the bones and the …
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WILLING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be willing/prepared/happy/ready to admit sth ▪ She was willing to admit that she’d made a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPIRIT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES community spirit (= wanting to give friendship and support to other people who live …
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FLESH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flesh wound (= one that does not injure bones or parts inside the …
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BUT — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bloody but unbowed ▪ After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed . But …
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WILLING — [adjective] - not opposed to doing something; ready to do somethingYou said you needed a volunteer - well, I'm willing.If …
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