TO CUT ONE'S THROAT WITH A FEATHER

Meaning of TO CUT ONE'S THROAT WITH A FEATHER in English

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English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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FEATHER — I. ˈfethə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, …
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THROAT — /throht/ , n. Anat., Zool. 1. the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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FEATHER — — featherless , adj. — featherlessness , n. — featherlike , adj. /fedh"euhr/ , n. 1. one of the horny …
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FEATHER — v. produce feathers; furnish with feathers, decorate with feathers, stuff with feathers; resemble a feather; move like a feather
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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FEATHER — I. ˈfe-thər noun Etymology: Middle English fether, from Old English; akin to Old High German federa wing, Latin petere to …
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CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
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FEATHER — [feath.er] n [ME fether, fr. OE; akin to OHG federa wing, L petere to go to, seek, Gk petesthai to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FEATHER — the component structure of the outer covering and flight surfaces of all modern birds. Unique to birds, feathers apparently evolved …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEATHER — feath|er BrE AmE ˈfeð |ə AmE -| ə r ▷ feath|ered əd AmE ə rd ▷ feath|ering ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THROAT — / θrəʊt; NAmE θroʊt/ noun 1. a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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FEATHER — / ˈfeðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun one of the many soft light parts covering a bird's body …
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CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
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WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROAT — throat S3 W3 /θrəʊt $ θroʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: throte ] 1 . …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEATHER — I. feath ‧ er 1 /ˈfeðə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fether ] …
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THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEATHER — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the appendages growing from a bird's skin, with a horny hollow stem and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROAT — n. 1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEATHER — n. & v. n. 1 any of the appendages growing from a bird's skin, with a horny hollow stem and …
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CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
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THROAT — n.1 a the windpipe or gullet. b the front part of the neck containing this. 2 literary a a voice, …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FEATHER — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the appendages growing from a bird's skin, with a horny hollow stem and …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROAT — ( throats) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your throat is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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FEATHER — ( feathers) 1. A bird’s feathers are the soft covering on its body. Each feather consists of a lot of …
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FEATHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a feather bed (= a bed with feathers in the mattress ) as light …
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THROAT — [noun] [C] - the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROAT — See: CUT ONE'S THROAT, FLY AT ONE'S THROAT, JUMP DOWN ONE'S THROAT, LUMP IN ONE'S THROAT, RAM DOWN ONE'S THROAT …
Slang English vocab
FEATHER — See: BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER, TAR AND FEATHER, FINE FEATHERS DO NOT MAKE FINE BIRDS, FUSS AND FEATHERS, …
Slang English vocab
THROAT — noun 1 front part of the neck VERB + THROAT ▪ cut , slash , slit ▪ rip out ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FEATHER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ breast , neck , tail , wing ▪ ostrich , peacock , etc. ▪ flight ▪ a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THROAT — • ↑ bring tears to sb's eyes/bring a lump to sb's throat • ↑ cut your own throat • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab
FEATHER — n. 25B6; noun PLUME, quill, flight feather, tail feather; Ornithology covert, plumule; ( feathers ) plumage, feathering, down.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUT — n. 25B6; verb the knife slipped and cut his finger : GASH, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; …
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CUT — v. 1 gash, slash, slit; open I cut my finger on the glass 2 slice, cut off, carve Please cut …
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