DONE UP LIKE A KIPPER

Meaning of DONE UP LIKE A KIPPER in English

Phrs. 1. Caught in the act, caught red-handed.2. Put in a position of no hope.

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KIPPER — harengo fumicat
English interlingue dictionary
KIPPER — I. noun Etymology: Middle English kypre, from Old English cypera; akin to Old English coper copper Date: before 12th century …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
KIPPER — I. ˈkipə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English kypre, from Old English cypera, probably from coper copper; from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DONE — I. Etymology: Middle English doon, ydoon (past participle of don, doon to do), from Old English gedōn, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Английский словарь Webster
KIPPER — (v. t.) To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.
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KIPPER — (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so …
Английский словарь Webster
KIPPER — (n.) A salmon after spawning.
Английский словарь Webster
DONE — (infinitive.) It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.
Английский словарь Webster
KIPPER — ( v. t. ) To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KIPPER — ( n. ) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KIPPER — ( n. ) A salmon after spawning.
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LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
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KIPPER — kipper 1 /kip"euhr/ , n. 1. a fish, esp. a herring, that has been cured by splitting, salting, drying, and …
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DONE — /dun/ , v. 1. pp. of do 1 . 2. Nonstandard. a pt. of do 1 . auxiliary verb. 3. …
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KIPPER — v. cure fish, preserve fish by salting drying and smoking
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KIPPER — n. fish that has been salted dried and smoked (British); salted and smoked herring
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KIPPER — I. ˈki-pər noun Etymology: Middle English kypre, from Old English cypera; akin to Old English coper copper Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DONE — I. ˈdən past participle of do II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. : arrived at or brought to an end …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
DONE — p.p. of do. 2. done (·inf) performed; executed; finished. 3. done ·- ·p.p. from do, and formerly the infinitive. 4. …
Webster English vocab
KIPPER — ■ noun 1》 a herring that has been split open, salted, and dried or smoked. 2》 a male salmon in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KIPPER — [kip.per] n [ME kypre, fr. OE cypera; akin to OE coper copper] (bef. 12c) 1: a male salmon or sea …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DONE — [done] past part of do [2]done adj (14c) 1: arrived at or brought to an end 2: doomed to failure, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KIPPER — kipper BrE AmE ˈkɪp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ kipper|ed d ▷ kippering ˈkɪp ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KIPPER — / ˈkɪpə(r); NAmE / noun a herring (= a type of fish) that has been preserved using salt, then smoked …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DONE — / dʌn; NAmE / adjective , exclamation —see also do verb ■ adjective [ not before noun ] 1. ~ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KIPPER — kip ‧ per /ˈkɪpə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: cypera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DONE — I. done 1 /dʌn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ do II. done 2 BrE AmE adjective [not before …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DONE — past part. of DO(1). --adj. 1 colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DONE — past part. of DO(1). adj. 1 colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
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
DONE — past part. of DO(1). --adj. 1. colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
KIPPER — ( kippers) A kipper is a fish, usually a herring, which has been preserved by being hung in smoke. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Done is the past participle of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KIPPER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But curry and kippers are all right. ▪ He hates cold kipper , does Bidwell. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DONE — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ The takeover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DONE — [adjective] [after verb]Are the vegetables done (= Have they finished cooking) yet?"How would you like your steak done?" "Well-done (= …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DONE — Synonyms and related words : SOL, agreed, all bets off, all in, all off, all over, all up, amen, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KIPPER — Noun. The face. E.g."Did you see the miserable kipper on that idiot stood at the back?" [Liverpool/North-west use.]
Slang English vocab
DONE — DONE, or DONE OVER. Robbed: also, convicted or hanged. Cant.--See DO.
Slang English vocab
KIPPER — noun Kipper is used before these nouns: ↑ tie
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
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