OLD STORY

Meaning of OLD STORY in English

noun

: something well established : an idea or object no longer a novelty

by the time Virginia was first settled secular schools were an old story in England — G.W.Johnson

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

OLD STORY — Synonyms and related words : auld lang syne, banality, bromide, chestnut, cliche, commonplace, commonplace expression, corn, days beyond recall, days …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD STORY — {n.} An everyday occurrence; something that often happens. * /Jane's temper tantrums were an old story./ * /It's an old …
Slang English vocab
OLD STORY — {n.} An everyday occurrence; something that often happens. * /Jane's temper tantrums were an old story./ * /It's an old …
Словарь английских идиом
OLD STORY — n. An everyday occurrence; something that often happens. Jane's temper tantrums were an old story. It's an old story when …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — story.ogg _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STORY — _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD — 1. прил. ; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. ст. - older, elder; превосх. ст. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый - get old - grow old - old age - old …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STORY — _I _n. 1> рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OLD — 1. _a. _comp. older, elder; _sup. oldest, eldest 1> старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STORY — I n. 1. рассказ, повесть; short story - короткий рассказ, новелла; a good/funny story - анекдот; Canterbury story, Canterbury tale …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OLD — 1. a. comp. older, elder; sup. oldest, eldest 1. старый; - old people - old age - grow old - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STORY — _I ˈstɔ:rɪ _n. 1> рассказ, повесть; short story короткий рассказ, новелла; a good (или funny) story анекдот; Canterbury story = …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
OLD — 1. _a. (older, elder - oldest, eldest) 1> старый; old people старики; old age старость; to grow (или to get) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STORY — версия - accused's story - consistent story - contradicting story - contradictory story - defence story - defendant's story - false story - inconsistent story - incontradictory story - prisoner's …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
STORY — 1) повесть; рассказ 2) фабула, сюжет 3) история; предание; сказка 4) амер. газетный материал; сообщение в печати - detective story …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
STORY — story n infml 1. The same old story Опять двадцать пять That's quite another story Это совсем другое дело The …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OLD — old expl infml 1. He's a funny old guy Он презабавный тип Drop by any old time Заходи в любое …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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