BETTER DENY AT ONCE THAN PROMISE LONG

Meaning of BETTER DENY AT ONCE THAN PROMISE LONG in English

Чем все время обещать, лучше сразу отказать. Ср. Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом. Честный отказ лучше затяжки

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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LONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long …
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THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
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PROMISE — I. ˈprämə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English promis, promisse, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle …
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ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
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LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ also ˈläŋ adjective ( lon·ger -ŋgə(r) ; lon·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin …
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BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
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DENY — də̇ˈnī, dēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English denyen, from Old French denier, denoier, from Latin denegare, from …
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THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
PROMISE — (v. t.) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to …
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DENY — (v. t.) To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
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THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROMISE — ( v. t. ) To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the …
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DENY — ( v. t. ) To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny …
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THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
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PROMISE — — promisable , adj. — promiseful , adj. — promiser , n. /prom"is/ , n. , v. , promised, promising …
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ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
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LONG — long 1 — longly , adv. — longness , n. /lawng, long/ , adj. longer /lawng"geuhr, long"-/ , longest /lawng"gist, …
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DENY — — denyingly , adv. /di nuy"/ , v.t., denied, denying . 1. to state that (something declared or believed to …
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BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
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THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROMISE — I. ˈprä-məs noun Etymology: Middle English promis, from Latin promissum, from neuter of promissus, past participle of promittere to send …
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ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
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LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ adjective ( lon·ger lȯŋ-gər also -ər ; lon·gest ˈlȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old …
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BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
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DENY — transitive verb ( de·nied ; de·ny·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deneier, denier, from Latin denegare, from de- + …
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THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
PROMISE — adj bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. 2. promise ·vi to give assurance by a promise, or binding …
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ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
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LONG — superl far-reaching; extensive. 2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. long ·adv through the whole extent or …
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DENY — vi to answer in /// negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. 2. deny ·vt to refuse to …
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BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
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AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
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PROMISE — [prom.ise] n [ME promis, fr. L promissum, fr. neut. of promissus, pp. of promittere to send forth, promise, fr. pro- …
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ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
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DENY — [de.ny] vt de.nied ; de.ny.ing [ME, fr. MF denier, fr. L denegare, fr. de- + negare to deny--more at negate] …
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BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
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LONG — long, Long BrE AmE lɒŋ AmE lɔːŋ lɑːŋ ▷ longed lɒŋd AmE lɔːŋd lɑːŋd ▷ longer ˈlɒŋ ɡə AmE ˈlɔːŋ …
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THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROMISE — / ˈprɒmɪs; NAmE ˈprɑːm-/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. promise sth (to sb) | promise sb sth to tell …
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ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
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LONG — / lɒŋ; NAmE lɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( long·er / ˈlɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ long·est / ˈlɒŋgɪst; …
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DENY — / dɪˈnaɪ; NAmE / verb ( de·nies , deny·ing , de·nied , de·nied ) 1. to say that sth is …
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BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
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THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PROMISE — I. prom ‧ ise 1 S2 W2 /ˈprɒməs, ˈprɒmɪs $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive and transitive] to …
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ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
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LONG — I. long 1 S1 W1 /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative longer , superlative longest ) [ Language: …
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DENY — de ‧ ny S3 W2 AC /dɪˈnaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle denied , present participle …
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BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
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AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
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THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROMISE — n. & v. --n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
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ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
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LONG — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
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BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
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THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROMISE — n. & v. n. 1 an assurance that one will or will not undertake a certain action, behaviour, etc. (a …
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ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
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LONG — adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
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DENY — v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 declare untrue or non-existent (denied the charge; denied that it is so; denied having lied). 2 …
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BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
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