AT STRAWS

Meaning of AT STRAWS in English

See: GRASP AT STRAWS.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

AT STRAWS — See: GRASP AT STRAWS.
Словарь английских идиом
AT
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAWS — plural of straw present third singular of straw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAWS — Солома
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AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
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STRAWS — Солома
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AT — at.ogg æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, …
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AT — prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, около at the door the window, the …
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AT — I æt ( полная форма ); ət ( редуцированная форма ) предл. 1) ( самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AT — I [‡«] (полная форма); [†«] (редуцированная форма) at.wav предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на to …
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AT — _prep. 1> в пространств. значении указывает на а> местонахождение в, на, у, при; б> движение в определенном направлении в, к, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STRAWS — Солома
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AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
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DRAW STRAWS — phrasal to decide or assign something by lottery in which straws of unequal length are used
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRAW STRAWS — phrasal : to draw lots using straws of uneven length for lots
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW STRAWS — : to decide or assign something by lottery in which straws of unequal length are used
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLUTCH (OR GRASP OR CATCH) AT STRAWS — clutch ( or grasp or catch) at straws resort in desperation to unlikely or inadequate means of salvation. [from the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRAW STRAWS (FOR STH) — to decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper, etc. : We drew straws for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLUTCH AT STRAWS — {v. phr.} To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; …
Slang English vocab
CLUTCH AT STRAWS — {v. phr.} To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; …
Словарь английских идиом
GRASP AT STRAWS — v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — I. ˈstrȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English straw, stree, from Old English strēaw, strē; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAW — — strawless , adj. — strawlike , adj. /straw/ , n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JACKSTRAWS — also called Spillikins, or Pick-up-sticks, game of skill, played by both children and adults, with thin wooden sticks, or with …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEED — also called Animal Feed, foodstuff grown or developed for livestock and poultry, selected and prepared to provide highly nutritional diets …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAW — straw S3 /strɔː $ strɒː/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: streaw ] 1 . a) [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLUTCH — I. clutch 1 /klʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clyccan ] 1 . [transitive] to hold …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAW — ( straws) 1. Straw consists of the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley. The barn was …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR
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WITH
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WIND
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TIME
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TAKE
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STRAW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES straw poll straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE final ▪ That was the …
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STARE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flinty look/stare ▪ Duvall gave him a flinty stare. frosty stare/look/tone ▪ He gave …
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S
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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MAKE
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LOOK
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IT
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GRASP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES grasp a concept (= understand it ) ▪ Children often grasp new concepts more …
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GOOD
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GO
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GLANCE
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DO
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CLUTCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a clutch bag (= a small woman's bag that you hold in one hand …
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AN
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STRAW — (DRIED STEMS) [noun] [U] - the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice which are used as …
Cambridge English vocab
STRAW — straw.ogg 1. strɔ: n 1. солома a house thatched with straw - дом с соломенной крышей 2. соломинка ( естественная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAW — 1. strɔ: n 1. солома a house thatched with straw - дом с соломенной крышей 2. соломинка ( естественная или …
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