HE WILL NEVER SET THE THAMES ON FIRE

Meaning of HE WILL NEVER SET THE THAMES ON FIRE in English

Ему никогда Темзы не поджечь. Ср. Он пороху не выдумает. Он с неба звезд не хватает

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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THAMES — geographical name river 15 miles (24 kilometers ) SE Connecticut, an estuary flowing S into Long Island Sound, river 135 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET
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ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
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FIRE
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NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
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WILL — will 1 /wil/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. will , 2nd will or ( Archaic ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAMES — /temz/ for 1, 2; /thaymz, taymz, temz/ for 3 , n. 1. a river in S England, flowing E through …
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SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
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NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
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FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
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THAMES — n. longest river in England; river in southeastern Ontario (Canada); river in southeastern Connecticut (USA); tidal estuary in Connecticut (USA); …
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WILL — I. wəl, (ə)l, ə l, ˈwil verb ( past would wəd, (ə)d, ˈwu̇d ; present singular & plural will ) …
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SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
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FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
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THAMES — 1. ˈtemz, ˈthāmz, ˈtāmz river 15 miles (24 kilometers ) SE Connecticut, an estuary flowing S into Long Island Sound …
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NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
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WILL — v that which is strongly wished or desired. 2. will ·v strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. 3. will ·v …
Webster English vocab
SET
Webster English vocab
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
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WILL — [will] vb, past would pres sing & pl will [ME (1st & 3d sing. pres. indic.), fr. OE wille (infin. …
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FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
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THAMES — Thames (i) BrE AmE temz (!), (ii) BrE AmE θeɪmz —The rivers in England, Canada and NZ are (i), the …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
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WILL — / wɪl; NAmE / modal verb , verb , noun ■ modal verb ( short form 'll / l; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
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FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
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WILL — I. will 1 S1 W1 /wɪl/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form won’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAMES — Thames, the /temz/ BrE AmE 1 . the longest river in England, which flows from the west into the North …
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SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
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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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NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
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FIRE
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WILL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
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FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty by which a person decides or is regarded as deciding on and initiating …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILL — v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only …
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SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
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NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
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FIRE
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WILL — 1. v.aux. & tr. (3rd sing. present will; past would) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past …
Oxford English vocab
SET
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NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
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FIRE
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WILL — I. MODAL VERB USES /wɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Will' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
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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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NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
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WILL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’ll never buy that ▪ ‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘ He’ll never …
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HE — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES he doth (= does ) old though it is/tired though he was etc ▪ …
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FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
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SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
NEVER — [adverb] [not gradable] - not at any time or not on any occasionI've never been to Australia.He was never seen …
Cambridge English vocab
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEVER — See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Slang English vocab
THAMES — He will not find out a way to set the Thames on fire; he will not make any wonderful discoveries, …
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