WHY KEEP A DOG AND BARK YOURSELF?

Meaning of WHY KEEP A DOG AND BARK YOURSELF? in English

( informal , saying ) if sb can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself

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

YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOURSELF — mismo
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOURSELF — pronoun Date: 14th century 1. that identical one that is you, your normal, healthy, or sane condition or self , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOG — I Any member of the canine genus Canis , particularly the domestic species, Canis familiaris . Domestic dogs seem to …
Английский словарь Британика
BARK — I In woody plants, tissues outside of the vascular cambium . The term is also used more popularly to refer …
Английский словарь Британика
WHY — I. (|)(h)wī adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwȳ, hwī; akin to Old Norse hvī why; both from a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARK — I. ˈbärk, ˈbȧk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n. 1. a. : that identical one that is you …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — (pron.) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with …
Английский словарь Webster
WHY — (adv.) The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why …
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BARK — (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
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YOURSELF — ( pron. ) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHY — ( adv. ) The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARK — ( v. t. ) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOURSELF — /yoor self", yawr-, yohr-, yeuhr-/ , pron., pl. yourselves /-selvz"/ . 1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye ): …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHY — /hwuy, wuy/ , adv., conj., n., pl. whys , interj. adv. 1. for what? for what reason, cause, or purpose?: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOG — — dogless , adj. — doglike , adj. /dawg, dog/ , n. , v. , dogged, dogging . n. 1. …
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BARK — bark 1 — barkless , adj. /bahrk/ , n. 1. the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. 2. a …
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YOURSELF — n. your own person; by your own person; to your own person; from your own person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHY — I. ˈhwī, ˈwī adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwȳ, instrumental case of hwæt what — more at what …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOG — I. ˈdȯg, ˈdäg noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English docga Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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BARK — I. ˈbärk verb Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burgėti …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOURSELF — -ˈsef pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. : that identical one that is you — used reflexively you might hurt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOURSELF — pron an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with …
Webster English vocab
WHY — noun a young heifer. 2. why ·adv for which; on account of which; used relatively. 3. why ·adv for …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
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DOG — noun a mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. 2. dog ·noun a quadruped of the genus canis, ·esp. the domestic dog …
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BARK — vt to girdle. ·see girdle, ·vt, 3. 2. bark ·noun ·alt. of barque. 3. bark ·vi to make a clamor; …
Webster English vocab
YOURSELF — ■ pronoun [ second person singular ] ( plural yourselves ) 1》 used as the object of a verb or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHY — [why] adv [ME, fr. OE hwy, instr. case of hwaet what--more at what] (bef. 12c): for what cause, reason, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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BARK — [bark] vb [ME berken, fr. OE beorcan; akin to ON berkja to bark, Lith burgeti to growl] vi (bef. 12c) …
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DOG
Britannica English vocabulary
BARK — in woody plants, tissues external to the vascular cambium (the growth layer of the vascular cylinder); the term bark is …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOURSELF — / jɔːˈself; weak form jə-; NAmE jər-; jɔːr-; jʊr-/ ( pl. your·selves / -ˈselvz; NAmE /) pronoun 1. (the reflexive …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHY — / waɪ; NAmE / adverb , exclamation , noun ■ adverb 1. used in questions to ask the reason for …
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KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
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DOG
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARK — / bɑːk; NAmE bɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. the outer covering of a …
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YOURSELF — your ‧ self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/ BrE AmE pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] ( plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/) 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHY — I. why 1 S1 W1 /waɪ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . used to ask or talk about the reason for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOG
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARK — I. bark 1 /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beorcan ] 1 . [intransitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHY — adv., int., & n. --adv. 1 a for what reason or purpose (why did you do it?; I do not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BARK — n. & v. --n. 1 the tough protective outer sheath of the trunks, branches, and twigs of trees or woody …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHY — adv., int., & n. adv. 1 a for what reason or purpose (why did you do it?; I do not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOG — n. & v. n. 1 any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1. a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Oxford English vocab
WHY — adv., int., & n. --adv. 1. a for what reason or purpose (why did you do it?; I do not …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
DOG — n. & v. --n. 1. any four-legged flesh-eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept …
Oxford English vocab
BARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, etc. 2 a sound resembling this …
Oxford English vocab
YOURSELF — ( yourselves) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Yourself' is the second …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHY — The conjunction and the pronoun are usually pronounced /(h)waɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
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