TOING AND FROING

Meaning of TOING AND FROING in English

n. constant movement to and fro; bustle; dispersed activity.

Etymology: TO adv. + FRO + -ING(1)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

TOING AND FROING — ˌtüiŋənˈfrōiŋ noun ( plural toings and froings ) Etymology: from the phrase to and fro : a passing back and …
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TOING AND FROING — 1. movement or travel backwards and forwards between two or more places : All this toing and froing between London …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOING AND FROING — to ‧ ing and fro ‧ ing /ˌtuːɪŋ ən ˈfrəʊɪŋ $ -ˈfroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . movement backwards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOING AND FROING — n. constant movement to and fro; bustle; dispersed activity. [TO adv. + FRO + -ING(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOING AND FROING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Across the Rhine, there is less toing and froing . ▪ Meanwhile Mr Gittings' head …
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TOING AND FROING — хождение туда и сюда, взад и вперед суетня, суматоха, шум; шумиха
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOING AND FROING — 1> хождение туда и сюда, взад и вперёд 2> суетня, суматоха, шум; шумиха
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TOING AND FROING — 1) хождение туда и сюда, взад и вперёд 2) суетня, суматоха, шум; шумиха
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TOING AND FROING — 1) хождение туда и сюда, взад и вперёд 2> суетня, суматоха, шум; шумиха
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOING AND FROING — хождение туда и сюда, взад и вперед суетня, суматоха, шум; шумиха
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TOING — / ˈtuːɪŋ; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - toing and froing
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROING — / ˈfrəʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈfroʊɪŋ/ noun • IDIOMS see toing
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BE TOING AND FROING — be moving to and fro. → to and fro
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TOING AND — froing n. constant movement to and fro; bustle; dispersed activity. [ TO adv. + FRO + -ING(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TO AND FRO — ■ adverb in a constant movement backwards and forwards or from side to side. ■ verb ( be toing and …
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HAVE SOMEONE ON TOAST BRIT. — have someone on toast Brit. informal be in a position to deal with someone as one wishes. → be toing …
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BE TOAST INFORMAL, — be toast informal, chiefly N. Amer. be finished, defunct, or dead. → be toing and froing
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TO AND FRO — I. to and fro 1 /ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ $ -ˈfroʊ/ BrE AmE adverb if someone or something moves to and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGLET — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A single litter is taken from them, and as soon as the piglets can be …
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NEWBORN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a newborn baby ▪ There’s plenty of help and advice for people with newborn babies. …
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HUSTLE AND BUSTLE — HURLY-BURLY, bustle, tumult, hubbub, activity, action, liveliness, animation, excitement, agitation, flurry, whirl; informal toing and froing, comings and goings, ballyhoo, …
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HUSTLE — n. 25B6; verb they were hustled as they went : JOSTLE, shove, push, bump, knock, nudge, elbow, shoulder. I was …
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BUSTLE — n. 25B6; verb people bustled about : RUSH, dash, hurry, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scramble; run, tear, charge; informal scoot, beetle, …
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ACTIVITY — n. 25B6; noun there was a lot of activity in the area : BUSTLE, hustle and bustle, busyness, action, liveliness, …
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SWING — v. 1 sway, move or go to and fro or back and forth or backwards and forwards, come and go, …
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TO — / before consonants tə; NAmE ; before vowels tu; strong form tuː/ preposition , infinitive marker , adverb ■ preposition …
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YOURSELF
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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PUT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GO
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GET
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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