WAGER IS A FOOL'S ARGUMENT

Meaning of WAGER IS A FOOL'S ARGUMENT in English

Биться об заклад - довод дурака (т. е. когда у дурака нет доводов, он предлагает биться об заклад). Ср. Спорь до слез, а об заклад не бейся

English sayings. Английские поговорки. 2012

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IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
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ARGUMENT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) argument from design {{link=cosmological argument">cosmological argument ontological argument transcendental argument
Английский словарь Британика
WAGER — I. wa·ger ˈwājə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wageour, wager pledge, bet, prize, from Anglo-French wageure, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOL — I. ˈfül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Late Latin follis, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARGUMENT — ˈärgyəmənt, ˈȧg- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin argumentum, from arguere to make clear …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAGER — (v. i.) To make a bet; to lay a wager.
Английский словарь Webster
WAGER — ( v. i. ) To make a bet; to lay a wager.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAGER — — wagerer , n. /way"jeuhr/ , n. 1. something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOOL — fool 1 /foohl/ , n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a …
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ARGUMENT — /ahr"gyeuh meuhnt/ , n. 1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument. 2. a discussion involving differing …
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WAGER — I. ˈwā-jər noun Etymology: Middle English wageour pledge, bet, from Anglo-French wageure, from * wager Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOL — I. ˈfül noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fol, from Late Latin follis, from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAGER — vi to make a bet; to lay a wager. 2. wager ·vt that on which bets are laid; the subject …
Webster English vocab
FOOL — vt to infatuate; to make foolish. 2. fool ·noun one who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked …
Webster English vocab
ARGUMENT — noun proof; evidence. 2. argument ·noun matter for question; business in hand. 3. argument ·vi to make an argument; to …
Webster English vocab
WAGER — [wa.ger] n [ME, pledge, bet, fr. AF wageure, fr. ONF wagier to pledge] (14c) 1 a: something (as a sum …
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FOOL — [fool] n [ME, fr. OF fol, fr. LL follis, fr. L, bellows, bag; akin to OHG bolla blister, balg bag--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAGER — wager BrE AmE ˈweɪdʒ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ wager|ed d ▷ wagering ˈweɪdʒ ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ wager|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAGER — / ˈweɪdʒə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( old-fashioned or formal ) an arrangement to risk money on …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — / fuːl; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who you think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARGUMENT — / ˈɑːgjumənt; NAmE ˈɑːrg-/ noun 1. [ C , U ] argument (with sb) (about / over sth) a conversation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAGER — I. wa ‧ ger 1 /ˈweɪdʒə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARGUMENT — ar ‧ gu ‧ ment S1 W1 /ˈɑːɡjəmənt, ˈɑːɡjʊmənt $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAGER — n. & v.tr. & intr. = BET. øwager of battle hist. an ancient form of trial by personal combat between …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAGER — n. & v.tr. & intr. = BET. wager of battle hist. an ancient form of trial by personal combat between …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOOL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAGER — n. & v.tr. & intr. BET. Phrases and idioms: wager of battle hist. an ancient form of trial by personal …
Oxford English vocab
FOOL — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a …
Oxford English vocab
WAGER — ( wagers, wagering, wagered) 1. If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, or other event, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — ( fools, fooling, fooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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ARGUMENT — ( arguments) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An argument is a …
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WAGER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If you ~ on the result of a horse race, football match, or other event, you …
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WAGER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB make ▪ Hubris, to have made the wager . ` Mr Quinn, your …
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FOOL
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ARGUMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter debate/argument ▪ The country now faces a bitter debate over the issue. a …
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WAGER — [verb]I'd wager (that) (= I believe that) she's interested in you. [+ (that) clause]I'll wager you £5 that they'll get …
Cambridge English vocab
ARGUMENT — [noun]Now that we've heard all the arguments (= reasons given) for and against the proposal, shall we vote on it? …
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ARGUMENT — n. argument from design teleological argument cosmological argument ontological argument transcendental argument
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WAGER — Synonyms and related words : adventure, ante, ante up, back, bet, bet on, blind bargain, book, borderline case, call, chance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAGER — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: VENTURE 1, adventure, chance, hazard, risk 2 Synonyms: GAMBLE 1, bet, game, lay, play, put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FOOL
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WAGER — I. noun Synonyms: bet , ante, pot, stake II. verb 1. Synonyms: venture 1, adventure, chance, hazard, risk 2. Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOL
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARGUMENT — noun 1 discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter , heated , violent ▪ big ▪ I had a big ~ with my …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAGER — n. 25B6; noun a wager of £100 : BET, gamble, speculation; stake, pledge, ante; Brit. informal flutter. 25B6; verb I'll …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOOL
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ARGUMENT — < programming > (Or "arg") A value or reference passed to a function , procedure , subroutine , command or …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
FOOL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ARGUMENT — n. 1 debate, dispute, disagreement, quarrel, controversy, polemic, wrangle, squabble, tiff, spat, altercation; conflict, fight, fracas, affray, fray, Donnybrook, feud, …
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ARGUMENT — See Moral argument for God ; Naturalistic-fallacy argument ; and Ontological argument for God
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
FOOL — noun BAD : I was fool to believe him. GOOD : I was a fool to believe him. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ARGUMENT — noun BAD : There are several good arguments for people preferring to live in the countryside. GOOD : There are …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAGER — 1. сущ. пари; ставка She made a wager that her team would win. ≈ Она заключила пари, что ее команда …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) дурак; глупец; болван to make a fool of smb. ≈ одурачить кого-л. to play the fool …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARGUMENT — сущ. 1) довод, аргумент (for - в пользу чего-л.; against - против чего-л.) to drive home arguments, press arguments ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAGER — 1. ʹweıdʒə n пари; ставка; заклад to lay a wager - биться об заклад to win to lose a wager …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOOL — fool.ogg _I 1. fu:l n 1. дурак, глупец arrant fool - набитый дурак what a fool I was to believe …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARGUMENT — argument.ogg ʹɑ:gjʋmənt n 1. довод, доказательство, аргумент weak unconvincing argument - слабый неубедительный довод argument from design - филос. телеологический …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARGUMENT — 1) матем. аргумент, независимая переменная 2) вчт. параметр • - actual argument - argument of function - dummy argument - …
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