TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK

Meaning of TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK in English

Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines, strike the iron while it is hot.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 2012

TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — phrasal : to make prompt use of something : not let slip an opportunity
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — literary seize an opportunity. → forelock
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент, не зевать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент, не зевать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — 1. действовать немедленно; 2. воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — 1. действовать немедленно; 2. воспользоваться случаем, использовать благоприятный момент
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORELOCK — front-bucle
English interlingue dictionary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIME — I. ˈtīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English time, tyme, from Old English tīma, tȳma; akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
FORELOCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English forlok, forelok, from for-, fore- fore- + lok lock (fastening device) — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORELOCK — (n.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin …
Английский словарь Webster
FORELOCK — (n.) The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
Английский словарь Webster
TIME — /tuym/ , n., adj., v., timed, timing . n. 1. the system of those sequential relations that any event has …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELOCK — forelock 1 /fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , n. 1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. lock of hair which grows over the forehead (on a person or horse)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 : a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — noun the lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. forelock ·noun a cotter or split …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — ■ noun a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases take time by the ~ literary seize an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — [fore.lock] n (1589): a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TIME
Britannica English vocabulary
FORELOCK — forelock BrE AmE ˈfɔː lɒk AmE \ ˈfɔːr lɑːk ˈfoʊr- ▷ forelock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TIME — / taɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun —see also times MINUTES / HOURS / YEARS, etc. 1. [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — / ˈfɔːlɒk; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun 1. a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIME — I. time 1 S1 W1 /taɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ time , ↑ overtime , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORELOCK — fore ‧ lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a piece of hair that falls over someone’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIME — n. & v. --n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. øtake time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIME — n. & v. n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. take time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIME — n. & v. --n. 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases and idioms: take time by the forelock seize an …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIME — ( times, timing, timed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Time is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — ( forelocks) 1. A forelock is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade. ▪ He still …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORELOCK — [noun] [C] - a piece of hair which grows or falls over the foreheada horse's forelockTo tug at/touch one's forelock …
Cambridge English vocab
TIME — INDEX: what time is it? 1. when you ask what time it is 2. ways of saying what time it …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIME — 1. сущ. 1) а) время in/on one's own time ≈ в свободное время on time амер. ≈ точно, вовремя make …
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