SET ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW

Meaning of SET ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW in English

See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

SET ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW — start working, begin work
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SET ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW — {v. phr.} To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. * /We felt that he had …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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PLOW — daro;magdaro
English-Visayan vocabulary
PLOW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog ~ Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLOW — or plough Most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil , to …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOW — I. noun or plough ˈplau̇ ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, plow, plowland, from Old English plōh plowland; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOW — — plowable , adj. — plowability , n. — plower , n. /plow/ , n. 1. an agricultural implement used …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOW — v. cut into the soil with a plow; advance through great effort; pave the way; fail
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOW — I. ˈplau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plōh hide of land; akin to Old High German pfluog plow …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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SET
Webster English vocab
PLOW — noun ·alt. of plough. 2. plow ·vi ·alt. of plough. 3. plow ·vt ·alt. of plough.
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
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PLOW — [plow] or plough n [ME, fr. OE ploh hide of land; akin to OHG pfluog plow] (12c) 1: an implement …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
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PLOW — also spelled plough most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil, to …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLOW — plow, Plow BrE AmE plaʊ ▷ plowed plaʊd ▷ plowing ˈpla ʊ ‿ɪŋ ▷ plows plaʊz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLOW — I. plough 1 BrE AmE ( also plow American English ) /plaʊ/ noun [countable] 1 . a piece of farm …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SET
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
Cambridge English vocab
PLOW — n. or plough Most important agricultural implement since the beginning of history, used to turn and break up soil , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLOW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLOW — See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.
Slang English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
PLOW — n. Function: verb to cut into and work the surface of (soil) FF1C; plow a field FF1E; Synonyms: break, plow …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLOW — verb to cut into and work the surface of (soil) plow a field Synonyms: break, plow up, turn, turn over …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SET
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
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PLOW — See: PUT ONE'S HAND TO THE PLOW.
Словарь английских идиом
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
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ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLOW — амер.; = plough (американизм) плуг - land under the * пашня, пахотная земля - to drive the * вести плуг …
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