YOU CAN'T MAKE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING EGGS

Meaning of YOU CAN'T MAKE AN OMELETTE WITHOUT BREAKING EGGS in English

( saying ) you cannot achieve sth important without causing a few small problems

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAKE
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CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OMELETTE — [F] n omelet
Interlingua English vocab
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
EGGS — itlog
English-Visayan vocabulary
OMELETTE — noun see: omelet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OMELETTE — noun see omelet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITHOUT — I. wə̇ˈthau̇t, -thau̇t, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
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MAKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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EGGS — present third singular of egg plural of egg
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BREAKING — ˈbrākiŋ, -kēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English breking act of demolishing, from gerund of breken to break — …
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WITHOUT — (prep.) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; …
Английский словарь Webster
BREAKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Break
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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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WITHOUT — ( prep. ) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Break
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
WITHOUT — /widh owt", with-/ , prep. 1. with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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BREAKING — breaking 1 /bray"king/ , n. Phonol. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, esp. in certain environments, as, …
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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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OMELETTE — n. (Food) dish made of whipped eggs that is cooked until set and (usually) filled with cheese or other vegetables …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OMELETTE — see omelet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITHOUT — I. wi-ˈthau̇t, -ˈthau̇t preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, from Old English withūtan, from with + ūtan outside, from ūt out …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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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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-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITHOUT — adv outside of the house; out of doors. 2. without ·conj unless; except; introducing a clause. 3. without ·prep …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
OMELETTE — ( US also omelet ) ■ noun a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and usually served …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WITHOUT — [with.out] prep [ME withoute, fr. OE withutan, fr. with + utan outside, fr. ut out--more at out] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OMELETTE — [om.e.lette] or om.e.let n [F omelette, alter. of MF alumelle, lit., knife blade, modif. of L lamella, dim. of lamina …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
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-AN
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BREAKING — breaking BrE AmE ˈbreɪk ɪŋ ▶ ˌ breaking and ˈ entering BrE AmE ▶ ˈ breaking point BrE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — / wɪˈðaʊt; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. not having, experiencing or showing sth : They had gone …
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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OMELETTE — ( NAmE also om·elet ) / ˈɒmlət; NAmE ˈɑːm-/ noun a hot dish of eggs mixed together and fried, often …
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MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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WITHOUT — with ‧ out S1 W1 /wɪðˈaʊt $ wɪðˈaut, wɪθˈaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OMELETTE — ome ‧ lette BrE AmE ( also omelet American English ) /ˈɒmlət, ˈɒmlɪt $ ˈɑːm-/ noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 …
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MAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OMELETTE — n. (also omelet) a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying-pan and served plain or with a savoury or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OMELETTE — n. (also omelet) a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying-pan and served plain or with a savoury or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
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