WITH AN EYE FOR / ON / TO THE MAIN CHANCE

Meaning of WITH AN EYE FOR / ON / TO THE MAIN CHANCE in English

( BrE , usually disapproving ) with the hope of using a particular situation in order to gain some advantage for yourself

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

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AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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MAIN
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
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CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAIN — main 1 /mayn/ , adj. 1. chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main …
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EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
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CHANCE — — chanceless , adj. /chans, chahns/ , n. , v. , chanced, chancing , adj. n. 1. the absence of …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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MAIN — I. ˈmān noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English mǣgen; akin to Old High German magan …
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EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
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CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * cadentia fall, from Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle …
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AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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MAIN — adj vast; huge. 2. main ·noun a main-hamper. 3. main ·adj important; necessary. 4. main ·noun a hand or match …
Webster English vocab
EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
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CHANCE — adv by chance; perchance. 2. chance ·adj happening by chance; casual. 3. chance ·noun probability. 4. chance ·noun the operation …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
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CHANCE — [chance] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL cadentia fall, fr. L cadent-, cadens, prp. of cadere to fall; perh. …
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EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAIN — main BrE AmE meɪn ▷ mains meɪnz ▶ ˌ main ˈ chance BrE AmE ▶ ˌ main ˈ clause BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAIN — / meɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] being the largest or most important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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CHANCE — / tʃɑːns; NAmE tʃæns/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] chance of doing …
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WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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MAIN — I. main 1 S1 W1 /meɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mægen- , …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
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CHANCE — I. chance 1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
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CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
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AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
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CHANCE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
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AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
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Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
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CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
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WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
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MAIN — ( mains) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The main thing is …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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EYE — ( eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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CHANCE — ( chances, chancing, chanced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If there …
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MAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a main road (= an important road that is used a lot ) ▪ …
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