TOUCH / TUG YOUR FORELOCK (TO SB)

Meaning of TOUCH / TUG YOUR FORELOCK (TO SB) in English

( BrE , disapproving ) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you

ORIGIN: In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect.

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

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FORELOCK — front-bucle
English interlingue dictionary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUG — I. ˈtəg verb ( tugged ; tugged ; tugging ; tugs ) Etymology: Middle English tuggen, toggen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORELOCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English forlok, forelok, from for-, fore- fore- + lok lock (fastening device) — more at …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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TUG — (v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against …
Английский словарь Webster
TUG — (v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; …
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FORELOCK — (n.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin …
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FORELOCK — (n.) The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUG — — tugger , n. — tugless , adj. /tug/ , v. , tugged, tugging , n. v.t. 1. to pull …
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TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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FORELOCK — forelock 1 /fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , n. 1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head. …
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FORELOCK — n. lock of hair which grows over the forehead (on a person or horse)
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TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 : a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUG — noun a trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 2. tug ·noun an iron hook of a hoisting tub, to …
Webster English vocab
TOUCH
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — noun the lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. forelock ·noun a cotter or split …
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — ■ noun a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases take time by the ~ literary seize an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TUG — [tug] vb tugged ; tug.ging [ME tuggen; akin to OE togian to pull--more at tow] vi (14c) 1: to pull …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — [fore.lock] n (1589): a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — forelock BrE AmE ˈfɔː lɒk AmE \ ˈfɔːr lɑːk ˈfoʊr- ▷ forelock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG — / tʌg; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -gg- ) 1. tug (at / on) sth to pull …
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TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
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FORELOCK — / ˈfɔːlɒk; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun 1. a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUG — I. tug 1 /tʌɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tugged , present participle tugging ) 1 …
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TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
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FORELOCK — fore ‧ lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a piece of hair that falls over someone’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. øtake time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUG — v. & n. v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. take time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1. tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases and idioms: take time by the forelock seize an …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG — ( tugs, tugging, tugged) 1. If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually …
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TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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FORELOCK — ( forelocks) 1. A forelock is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull their …
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TUG — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give sth a shake/rattle/tug etc ▪ She picked up the envelope and gave it …
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