TO GO FOR WOOL AND COME HOME SHORN

Meaning of TO GO FOR WOOL AND COME HOME SHORN in English

Пойти за шерстью, а вернуться стриженым. (Т. е. ничего не приобрести, а свое потерять)

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

GO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COME
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHORN — tondet; (deprived) privat
English interlingue dictionary
SHORN — see: shear
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WOOL — Animal fibre that is the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or such other hairy mammals as goats and camels. …
Английский словарь Британика
WOOL — I. ˈwu̇l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, wulle, from Old English wull; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORN — I. past part of shear II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: shorn (I) : a market sheep offered for sale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOME — I. ˈhōm, dial with vowel ˈə or a vowel approaching it noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hoom, hom, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORN — () p. p. of Shear.
Английский словарь Webster
SHORN — () of Shear
Английский словарь Webster
SHORN — p. p. of Shear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORN — of Shear
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOOL — — woollike , adj. /wool/ , n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORN — /shawrn, shohrn/ , v. a pp. of shear .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOME — /hohm/ , n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing . n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GO
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COME
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHORN — adj. shaven, cut off (about hair or wool)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOME — I. ˈhōm noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COME
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOOL — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, from Old English wull; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORN — past participle of shear
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHORN — p.p. of shear. 2. shorn ·- of shear.
Webster English vocab
HOME — adv close; closely. 2. home ·noun ·see homelyn. 3. home ·noun the home base; he started for home. 4. home …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
Webster English vocab
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
SHORN — past participle of shear .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WOOL — [wool] n, often attrib [ME wolle, fr. OE wull; akin to OHG wolla wool, L vellus fleece, lana wool] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHORN — [shorn] past part of shear
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOME — [home] n [ME hom, fr. OE ham village, home; akin to OHG heim home] (bef. 12c) 1 a: one's place …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COME
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOOL — animal fibre forming the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or of other hairy mammals, such as goats and camels. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHORN — shorn BrE AmE ʃɔːn AmE \ ʃɔːrn ʃoʊrn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOME — home BrE AmE həʊm AmE hoʊm ▷ homed həʊmd AmE hoʊmd ▷ homes həʊmz AmE hoʊmz ▷ homing ˈhəʊm ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOOL — / wʊl; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the soft fine hair that covers the body of sheep, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHORN — pp of shear
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — / həʊm; NAmE hoʊm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun HOUSE, etc. 1. [ C , U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOL — wool S3 /wʊl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wool , ↑ woolly ; adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHORN — shorn /ʃɔːn $ ʃɔːrn/ BrE AmE a past participle of ↑ shear
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOME — I. home 1 S1 W1 /həʊm $ hoʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ homeless , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COME
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHORN — past part. of SHEAR.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GO
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COME
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHORN — past part. of SHEAR.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GO
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COME
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOOL — n.1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. b …
Oxford English vocab
SHORN — past part. of SHEAR.
Oxford English vocab
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1. a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Oxford English vocab

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