LIKE KICKING DEAD WHALES DOWN THE BEACH

Meaning of LIKE KICKING DEAD WHALES DOWN THE BEACH in English

adj. Of or relating to any slow and disgusting job or process.

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LIKE KICKING DEAD WHALES DOWN THE BEACH — < jargon , humour > Describes a slow, difficult, and disgusting process. First popularised by a famous quote about the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LIKE KICKING DEAD WHALES DOWN THE BEACH — Describes a slow, difficult, and disgusting process. First popularized by a famous quote about the difficulty of getting work done …
Jargon File English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEACH — I Sediments that accumulate along sea or lake shores. One type of beach occurs as a sediment strip bordering a …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEACH — I. ˈbēch noun ( -es ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : shore pebbles : shingle 2. a. : a gently …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHALES — plural of whale present third singular of whale
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KICKING — present part of kick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KICKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kick
Английский словарь Webster
BEACH — (v. t.) To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, to beach …
Английский словарь Webster
KICKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Kick
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEACH — ( v. t. ) To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to strand; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHALES — /hwaylz, waylz/ , n. Bay of , an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
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DEAD — — deadness , n. /ded/ , adj., deader, deadest , n. , adv. adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEACH — — beachless , adj. /beech/ , n. 1. an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore. 2. the part …
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KICKING — n. act of striking with the foot; act of making a thrusting movement with the foot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KICKING — adj. lively, active, very much alive (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEACH — v. go up onto the beach, go onto the shore; bring a boat to a beach or to shore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEACH — I. ˈbēch noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1535 1. : shore pebbles : shingle 2. a. : a shore of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
KICKING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of kick.
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
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DEAD — adj bringing death; deadly. 2. dead ·adj destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. dead ·noun one who is …
Webster English vocab
BEACH — noun pebbles, collectively; shingle. 2. beach ·vt to run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; …
Webster English vocab
KICKING — ■ adjective informal (especially of music) lively and exciting.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEAD — [dead] adj [ME deed, fr. OE dead; akin to ON dauthr dead, deyja to die, OHG tot dead--more at die] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEACH — [beach] n [origin unknown] (1535) 1: shore pebbles: shingle 2. a: a shore of a body of water covered by …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEACH — sediments that accumulate along the sea or lake shores, the configuration and contours of which depend on the action of …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEAD — dead BrE AmE ded ▷ deader ˈded ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ deadest ˈded ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEACH — beach BrE AmE biːtʃ ▷ beached biːtʃt ▷ beaches ˈbiːtʃ ɪz -əz ▷ beaching ˈbiːtʃ ɪŋ ▶ ˈ beach ball …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KICKING — / ˈkɪkɪŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( informal ) full of life and excitement : The club …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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DEAD — / ded; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective NOT ALIVE 1. no longer alive : My mother's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEACH — / biːtʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun an area of sand, or small stones (called shingle ), beside …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAD — I. dead 1 S1 W1 /ded/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEACH — I. beach 1 S2 W2 /biːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old English bæce …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEACH — n. & v. --n. a pebbly or sandy shore esp. of the sea between high- and low-water marks. --v.tr. run …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEACH — n. & v. n. a pebbly or sandy shore esp. of the sea between high- and low-water marks. v.tr. run …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Oxford English vocab
BEACH — n. & v. --n. a pebbly or sandy shore esp. of the sea between high- and low-water marks. --v.tr. run …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A person, animal, or plant that …
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BEACH — ( beaches, beaching, beached) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A beach …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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