BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK

Meaning of BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK in English

phrasal

: to do something that spoils one's record (as for probity or good sense)

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK — expr infml esp BrE He blotted his copybook when he was brought to the police station on the charge of being …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK — expr infml esp BrE He blotted his copybook when he was brought to the police station on the charge of …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK — blot one's copybook expr infml esp BrE He blotted his copybook when he was brought to the police station on …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK — He blotted his copybook when he was brought to the police station on the charge of being drunk and disorderly …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
BLOT ONE'S COPYBOOK — Brit. tarnish one's good reputation. → blot
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES blotting paper COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB out ▪ As an experience to blot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOT — n. 1 stain, spot, mark, smudge, blotch, blemish, disfigurement, smear, smirch, scar, Colloq splodge or US also splotch An ink …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COPYBOOK — noun Date: 1588 a book formerly used in teaching penmanship and containing models for imitation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a book containing copies (as of accounts) 2. : a book formerly used in elementary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOT — I. ˈblät, — usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English blot, blotte, perhaps from Middle French blotte, bloste, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOT — (v. i.) To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
Английский словарь Webster
BLOT — (v. t.) To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out …
Английский словарь Webster
BLOT — ( v. t. ) To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOT — ( v. i. ) To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — /kop"ee book'/ , n. 1. a book containing models, usually of penmanship, for learners to imitate. 2. a book for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOT — blot 1 — blotless , adj. — blottingly , adv. — blotty , adj. /blot/ , n. , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — n. book of writing exercises
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOT — I. ˈblät noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. : a soiling or disfiguring mark : spot 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COPYBOOK — noun Date: 1588 : a book formerly used in teaching penmanship and containing models for imitation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOT — vt to dry, as writing, with blotting paper. 2. blot ·noun an exposure of a single man to be taken …
Webster English vocab
COPYBOOK — ■ noun a book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate. ■ adjective exactly in accordance with established standards.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COPYBOOK — [copy.book] n (1588): a book formerly used in teaching penmanship and containing models for imitation
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOT — [blot] n [ME] (14c) 1: a soiling or disfiguring mark: spot 2: a mark of reproach: moral flaw 3: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COPYBOOK — copybook BrE AmE ˈkɒp i bʊk § -buːk AmE ˈkɑːp- ▷ copybook|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLOT — blot BrE AmE blɒt AmE blɑːt ▷ blots blɒts AmE blɑːts ▷ blotted ˈblɒt ɪd -əd AmE ˈblɑːt̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — / ˈkɒpibʊk; NAmE ˈkɑːp-/ noun , adjective ■ noun a book, used in the past by children in school, containing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOT — / blɒt; NAmE blɑːt/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -tt- ) [ vn ] 1. to remove liquid from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
COPYBOOK — cop ‧ y ‧ book /ˈkɒpibʊk $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] completely suitable or correct SYN textbook …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOT — I. blot 1 /blɒt $ blɑːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle blotted , present participle blotting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COPYBOOK — n. 1 a book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate. 2 (attrib.) a tritely conventional. b accurate, exemplary.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOT — n. & v. --n. 1 a spot or stain of ink etc. 2 a moral defect in an otherwise good …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — n. 1 a book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate. 2 (attrib.) a tritely conventional. b accurate, exemplary.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOT — n. & v. n. 1 a spot or stain of ink etc. 2 a moral defect in an otherwise good …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
COPYBOOK — n.1 a book containing models of handwriting for learners to imitate. 2 (attrib.) a tritely conventional. b accurate, exemplary.
Oxford English vocab
BLOT — n. & v. --n. 1. a spot or stain of ink etc. 2 a moral defect in an otherwise good …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — 1. A copybook action is done perfectly, according to established rules. ( mainly BRIT ) Yuri gave a copybook display. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOT — ( blots, blotting, blotted) 1. If something is a blot on a person’s or thing’s reputation, it spoils their reputation. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — 1. A ~ action is done perfectly, according to established rules. (mainly BRIT) Yuri gave a ~ display. ADJ: usu …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COPYBOOK — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES blot your copybook ▪ Mustn't blot my copybook by being late.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COPYBOOK — [adjective] [before noun] approving - agreeing exactly with what is expected or with the rules that are connected with a …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOT — n. 25B6; noun an ink blot : SPOT, dot, mark, blotch, smudge, patch, dab; informal splotch; Brit. informal splodge. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COPYBOOK — < programming , library > (Or "copy member", "copy module") A common piece of source code designed to be copied …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
COPYBOOK — n. ( BE ) to blot one's ~ ('to ruin one's reputation')
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COPYBOOK — n 1) тетрадь с прописями ;2) тетрадь или папка, содержащая копии писем или других документов ~ maXims прописные истины; ~ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLOT — I 1. сущ. 1) пятно; клякса; стертое место в тексте и т. п. to leave a blot ≈ поставить пятно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COPYBOOK — Тетрадь
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COPYBOOK — _n. 1> тетрадь с прописями 2> тетрадь или папка, содержащая копии писем или других документов; copybook maxims прописные истины; copybook …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLOT — _I 1. blɒt n 1. пятно 2. клякса, помарка; неясное, стёршееся место в тексте и т. п. to make a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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