SET A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK AND HE'LL RIDE TO THE DEVIL

Meaning of SET A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK AND HE'LL RIDE TO THE DEVIL in English

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English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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BEGGAR — mendico; v. apovrar. TO ~ ALL DESCRIPTION: superar omni descrition
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BEGGAR — makililimos;makilimos;pulubi
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LL — abbreviation limited liability, lower left
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HORSEBACK — I. noun Date: 14th century the back of a horse, II. adverb Date: 1727 on ~, III. adjective Date: 1879 …
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BEGGAR — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, ~e, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are 2-er Date: 13th century one that …
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 will
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DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
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RIDE — I. ˈrīd verb ( rode ˈrōd ; or chiefly dialect rid ˈrid ; or rade ˈrād ; rid·den ˈrid ə …
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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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HORSEBACK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English horsback, from hors horse + back 1. : the back of a horse 2. …
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BEGGAR — I. ˈbegə(r), -āg- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English beggare, beggere, from beggen to beg + -are, -ere -er …
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'LL — I. (ə)l, ə l verb Etymology: by contraction : shall , will I' ll leave it to you — Noel …
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LL — abbreviation 1. leaves 2. [Latin leges ] laws 3. lines
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HORSEBACK — (n.) An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified condition.
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HORSEBACK — (n.) The back of a horse.
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BEGGAR — (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
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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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RIDE — /ruyd/ , v. , rode or ( Archaic ) rid; ridden or ( Archaic ) rid; riding; n. v.i. 1. …
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LL — 1. Late Latin. 2. Low Latin. Also, L.L.
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'LL — 1. a contraction of will: I'll answer the phone. He'll pay the check. What'll we do? 2. contraction of till …
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DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
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BEGGAR — — beggarhood , n. /beg"euhr/ , n. 1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 2. a penniless …
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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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RIDE — I. ˈrīd verb ( rode ˈrōd ; or chiefly dialect rid ˈrid ; rid·den ˈri-d ə n ; or chiefly …
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HORSEBACK — I. ˈhȯrs-ˌbak noun Date: 14th century : the back of a horse II. adverb Date: 1727 : on horseback III. …
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BEGGAR — I. ˈbe-gər noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + -ere, -are -er (II) Date: 13th century …
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LL — lines
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'LL — verb Date: 1578 : will you 'll be late
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RIDE — noun a saddle horse. 2. ride ·vt to manage insolently at will; to domineer over. 3. ride ·vt to convey, …
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HORSEBACK — noun the back of a horse. 2. horseback ·noun an extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a half-stratified …
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DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
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BEGGAR — noun one who makes it his business to ask alms. 2. beggar ·vt to cause to seem very poor and …
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LL — [ll] abbreviation lines LL abbreviation lending library, limited liability, lower left
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HORSEBACK — [horse.back] n (14c): the back of a horse [2]horseback adv (1727): on horseback [3]horseback adj (1879): given without thorough consideration …
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BEGGAR — [beg.gar] n [ME beggere, beggare, fr. beggen to beg + -ere, -are [2]-er] (13c) 1: one that begs; esp: a …
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DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
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'LL — 'll ə l, əl —Following a word other than a pronoun, this contracted form is pronounced as a separate syllable, …
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HORSEBACK — horseback BrE AmE ˈhɔːs bæk AmE \ ˈhɔːrs-
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BEGGAR — beggar BrE AmE ˈbeɡ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ beggar|ed d ▷ beggaring ˈbeɡ ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ beggar|s …
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SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
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RIDE — / raɪd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( rode / rəʊd; NAmE roʊd/ rid·den / ˈrɪdn; NAmE /) …
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HORSEBACK — / ˈhɔːsbæk; NAmE ˈhɔːrs-/ noun , adjective ■ noun • IDIOMS - on horseback ■ adjective [ only before noun …
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DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
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BEGGAR — / ˈbegə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a person who lives by asking people for money or …
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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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RIDE — I. ride 1 S2 W2 /raɪd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense rode /rəʊd $ roʊd/, past participle ridden /ˈrɪdn/) …
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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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LL. — ll. , ll the abbreviation of lines , used in writing to refer to specific lines of a poem etc: …
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HORSEBACK — horse ‧ back /ˈhɔːsbæk $ ˈhɔːrs-/ BrE AmE noun on horseback riding a horse —horseback adjective [only before noun]
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DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
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BEGGAR — I. beg ‧ gar 1 /ˈbeɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who lives by asking people …
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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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RIDE — v. & n. --v. (past rode; past part. ridden) 1 tr. travel or be carried on (a bicycle etc.) or …
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HORSEBACK — n. the back of a horse, esp. as sat on in riding. øon horseback mounted on a horse.
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DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
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BEGGAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a person who begs, esp. one who lives by begging. 2 a poor person. 3 …
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'LL — v. (usu. after pronouns) shall, will (I'll; that'll). [abbr.]
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