TIGHT AS A DUCK'S ARSE

Meaning of TIGHT AS A DUCK'S ARSE in English

Phrs. Miserly, very mean. Cf. 'tight as a gnat's chuff'.

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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARSE — see: ass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of thight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English doke, from Old English dūce — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARSE — I. variant of ass II. ˈärs, ˈȧs noun ( -s ) Etymology: arse (I) : the bottom end of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIGHT — (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight …
Английский словарь Webster
ARSE — (n.) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Английский словарь Webster
TIGHT — ( superl. ) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — ( n. ) The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — — tightly , adv. — tightness , n. /tuyt/ , adj. tighter, tightest , adv., tighter, tightest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK — duck 1 /duk/ , n. , pl. ducks , ( esp. collectively for 1, 2 ) duck . 1. any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — /ahrs/ , n. Slang ( vulgar ). ass 2 (defs. 1, 2). [ see ASS 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARSE — n. ass, buttocks (British Slang); someone who is stupid or repulsive (Offensive, British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( plural ducks ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARSE — variant of ass
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIGHT — p.p. of tie. 2. tight ·superl handy; adroit; brisk. 3. tight ·- of tie. 4. tight ·superl somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. …
Webster English vocab
DUCK — noun a pet; a darling. 2. duck ·noun the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates. 3. duck ·vt …
Webster English vocab
TIGHT — [tight] adj [alter. of earlier thight close set, dense, of Scand origin; akin to ON thettr tight; akin to MHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — [duck] n, pl ducks often attrib [ME duk, doke, fr. OE duce] (bef. 12c) 1 or pl duck a: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARSE — [arse] var of ass
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARSE — arse BrE AmE ɑːs AmE æs ɑːrs ▷ arsed ɑːst AmE æst ɑːrst ▷ arses ˈɑːs ɪz -əz AmE ˈæs- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIGHT — / taɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( tight·er , tight·est ) FIRM 1. held or fixed in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — / dʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( pl. ducks or duck ) [ C ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARSE — / ɑːs; NAmE ɑːrs/ noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE , taboo , slang ) 1. ( NAmE ass …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT — I. tight 1 S2 W3 /taɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative tighter , superlative tightest ) [ Word Family: adverb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARSE — I. arse 1 /ɑːs $ ɑːrs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken not polite [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK — n. (pl. same or ducks) 1 a any of various swimming-birds of the family Anatidae, esp. the domesticated form of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. --n. the buttocks. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. øarse-hole …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCK — n. (pl. same or ducks) 1 a any of various swimming-birds of the family Anatidae, esp. the domesticated form of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. n. the buttocks. v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. arse-hole …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Oxford English vocab
DUCK — 1. n. (pl. same or ducks) 1. a any of various swimming-birds of the family Anatidae, esp. the domesticated form …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
ARSE — n. & v. (US ass) coarse sl. --n. the buttocks. --v.intr. (usu. foll. by about, around) play the fool. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT — ( tighter, tightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — ( ducks, ducking, ducked) 1. A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARSE — ( arses) 1. Your arse is your bottom. ( BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE; in AM, use ass ) N-COUNT 2. a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or shoes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a firm/tight grip ▪ The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond dead duck ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES smart arse ▪ smart-arse remarks PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a kick up the arse/backside/pants …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — (MOVE) [verb] - to move (your head or the top part of your body) quickly down, esp. to avoid being …
Cambridge English vocab
ARSE — UK and ANZ, US ass [noun] [C] [slightly taboo] [slang] - the part of your body that you sit on; …
Cambridge English vocab
ARSE — Noun. 1. The buttocks. The similar 'ass' isn't used as frequently, remaining more of an Americanism. S.e. from 1600s until …
Slang English vocab
ARSE — To hang an arse; to hang back, to be afraid to advance. He would lend his a-e and sh-te through …
Slang English vocab
TIGHT — INDEX: 1. tight clothes 2. when a rope, wire etc has been pulled or stretched tight 3. fastened tight 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
TIGHT — adj. 25B6; adjective a tight grip : FIRM, fast, secure, fixed, clenched. the rope was pulled tight : TAUT, rigid, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIGHT — 1. прил. 1) а) сжатый, сжавшийся, тесный, плотный, компактный; непроницаемый б) плотно прилегающий, тесный (о платье, обуви) в) тугой, туго …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCK — I сущ. 1) утка ducks quack ≈ утки крякают ducks waddle ≈ утки переваливаются duck tail ≈ утиный хвост; перен. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AS — (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. предл. 1) в качестве; как He was employed as a teacher ≈ Он служил учителем. …
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