SHOOTIN' SHEEP

Meaning of SHOOTIN' SHEEP in English

Suffering from insomnia. When counting the sheep doesn't work, thin their numbers. Example: Jim: Where's Greg gone to? Tom: Oh, he's just shootin' sheep in his room.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

SHEEP — I bovid genus Ovis ) that have scent glands in the face and hind feet. Horns, if present, are more …
Английский словарь Британика
SHEEP — I. ˈshēp noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap, scēp; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP — — sheepless , adj. — sheeplike , adj. /sheep/ , n. , pl. sheep . 1. any of numerous ruminant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun ( plural sheep ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scēap; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEEP — [sheep] n, pl sheep often attrib [ME, fr. OE sceap; akin to OHG scaf sheep] (bef. 12c) 1: any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEEP — ruminant (cud-chewing) mammal of the genus Ovis. The sheep is usually stockier than its relative the goat; its horns, when …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEEP — sheep BrE AmE ʃiːp ▷ sheep's ʃiːps ▶ ˈ sheep's eyes BrE AmE ▶ ˈ sheep tick BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEEP — / ʃiːp; NAmE / noun ( pl. sheep ) an animal with a thick coat, kept on farms for its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — sheep S2 W3 /ʃiːp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural sheep ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sceap ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1 any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEEP — n. (pl. same) 1. any ruminant mammal of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, esp. kept in flocks …
Oxford English vocab
SHEEP — ( sheep) 1. A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Sheep are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEEP — [noun] [C] [plural] sheep - a farm animal, with thick esp. whitish-coloured hair, that eats grass, and which is kept …
Cambridge English vocab
SHEEP — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ( BrE ), mountain ▪ lost ( often figurative ), stray ▪ the doleful cries of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHEEP — n. 25B6; noun ram, ewe, lamb, wether, bellwether, tup; Austral. informal jumbuck, woolly. See list. ovine. Sheep breeds Lonk Abyssinian …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHEEP — Sheep were an important part of the possessions of the ancient Hebrews and of eastern nations generally. The first mention …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHEEP — noun BAD : A lot of cows and sheeps died because of the polluted water. GOOD : A lot of …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep ≈ разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEEP — sheep.ogg ʃi:p n ( pl без измен.) 1. 1> зоол. овца ( Ovis ) bighorn sheep - снежный баран ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHEEP — sheep сущ.; мн. ч. - sheep1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHEEP — n ( pl без измен.) 1. 1> зоол. овца ( Ovis ) bighorn sheep - снежный баран ( Ovis canadensis …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHEEP — сущ. ; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep — разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa — овцы блеют flock, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHEEP — овца, баран; горный баран (Ovis) - Barbary sheep - Barbary wild sheep - bighorn sheep - blue sheep - Dall's sheep - desert sheep - Marco Polo's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHEEP — овца, баран; горный баран ( Ovis ) - Barbary sheep - Barbary wild sheep - bighorn sheep - blue sheep …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHEEP — _n. 1> овца; баран; to follow like sheep - слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2> робкий, застенчивый человек 3> обыкн. _p-p. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHEEP — n. 1. овца; баран; to follow like sheep - слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2. робкий, застенчивый человек 3. обыкн. p-p. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHEEP — _n. (_pl. без измен.) 1> овца; баран; to follow like sheep слепо следовать (за кем-л.) 2> робкий, застенчивый человек 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHEEP — сущ.; мн. - sheep 1) овца; баран to raise, rear брит. sheep ≈ разводить овец sheep baa, bleat, go baa …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDER — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be under (a) strain ▪ Claudia could see that he was under considerable strain. be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAT — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a report says/states (that) ▪ The report said that it would cost another £250 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPPER-CLASS — 25B6; adjective ARISTOCRATIC, noble, of noble birth, patrician, titled, blue-blooded, high-born, well born, elite, landowning, landed, born with a silver …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COUNTY — n. 25B6; noun the northern counties : SHIRE, province, territory, administrative unit, region, district, area. See lists at England , …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH — everything, every bit/piece/person Wagon, horses, load - the whole shootin' match disappeared.
English Idioms vocab
SHOOT THE SHIT [B] — visit, have a conversation, a chin wag The ladies went shopping, and the men sat around shootin' the shit.
English Idioms vocab
THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH — everything, every bit/piece/person Wagon, horses, load - the whole shootin' match disappeared.
English Idioms vocabulary
SHOOT THE SHIT — (bad language) have a conversation, have a chin wag The ladies went shopping, and the men sat around shootin' the …
English Idioms vocabulary
SHOOT THE SHIT — expr vulg sl Don't listen to him - he's just shooting the shit — Не слушай его, он такое трепло You spend …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SHOOT THE SHIT — expr vulg sl Don't listen to him - he's just shooting the shit — Не слушай его, он такое трепло …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SHOOT THE SHIT — shit, shoot the expr vulg sl Don't listen to him - he's just shooting the shit Не слушай его, он …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHOOT THE SHIT — Don't listen to him - he's just shooting the shit — Не слушай его, он такое трепло You spend too …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского

Slang English vocab

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