TO FIGHT WITH ONE'S OWN SHADOW

Meaning of TO FIGHT WITH ONE'S OWN SHADOW in English

Сражаться с собственной тенью. (Т. е. с мнимым препятствием). Ср. Сражаться с ветряными мельницами

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
SHADOW — I. ˈsha(ˌ)dō, -_də; -_dəw, -_dō+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduwe, sceadwe, oblique case …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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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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SHADOW — — shadower , n. — shadowless , adj. — shadowlike , adj. /shad"oh/ , n. 1. a dark figure or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIGHT — — fightable , adj. — fightability , n. — fightingly , adv. /fuyt/ , n. , v. , fought, fighting …
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SHADOW — I. ˈsha-(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceaduw-, sceadu shade Date: before 12th century 1. : partial …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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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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FIGHT — I. ˈfīt verb ( fought ˈfȯt ; fight·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High …
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SHADOW — noun a small degree; a shade. 2. shadow ·noun darkness; shade; obscurity. 3. shadow ·noun a spirit; a ghost; a …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
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SHADOW — [shad.ow] n [ME shadwe, fr. OE sceaduw-, sceadu shade] (bef. 12c) 1: partial darkness or obscurity within a part of …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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FIGHT — [fight] vb fought ; fight.ing [ME, fr. OE feohtan; akin to OHG fehtan to fight and perh. to L pectere …
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SHADOW — shadow BrE AmE ˈʃæd əʊ AmE \ -oʊ ▷ shadow|ed d ▷ shadow|ing ɪŋ ▷ shadow|s z ▶ ˌ shadow …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHADOW — / ˈʃædəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun DARK SHAPE 1. [ C ] the dark shape …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
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FIGHT — / faɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fought , fought / fɔːt; NAmE /) IN WAR / …
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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
SHADOW — I. shad ‧ ow 1 S3 W2 /ˈʃædəʊ $ -doʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ shadow …
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OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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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
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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
FIGHT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHADOW — n. & v. n. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHADOW — n. & v. --n. 1. shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure projected by a body intercepting …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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
FIGHT
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
SHADOW — ( shadows, shadowing, shadowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A shadow …
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OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — ( fights, fighting, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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SHADOW — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
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FIGHT — (~s, ~ing, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
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SHADOW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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ONE
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SHADOW — (SMALL AMOUNT) [noun] - a small amountThere isn't a shadow of doubt that you've made the right decision.There wasn't even …
Cambridge English vocab
FIGHT — [noun] [C]The older boys broke up (= stopped)/started the fight.Have you got tickets for the big fight (= boxing competition)?I …
Cambridge English vocab
SHADOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, a outrance, action, aerial combat, affray, against, aggression, aggressiveness, agonize, altercate, altercation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
SHADOW — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dark , deep , dense , strong ▪ The house lay in dark ~. ▪ black …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
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