PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY

Meaning of PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY in English

phrasal

dialect chiefly Britain : to play havoc

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

PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY — сл. 1) опустошать, разорять 2) сеять панику, смуту
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY — сленг1) опустошать, разорять 2) сеять панику, смуту
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY — сл. 1) опустошать, разорять 2) сеять панику, смуту
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY — сл. 1) опустошать, разорять 2) сеять панику, смуту
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY OLD GOOSEBERRY — сл. 1) опустошать, разорять 2) сеять панику, смуту
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOSEBERRY — spincrusbere
English interlingue dictionary
GOOSEBERRY — noun Date: 1573 1. the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially R. hirtellum of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
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
GOOSEBERRY — Hardy fruit bush of the Northern Hemisphere, often placed in the genus Ribes with the currant (or alternatively assigned to …
Английский словарь Британика
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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
GOOSEBERRY — ˈgüs-, ˈgüz-, chiefly Brit ˈgu̇z- — see berry noun 1. a. : the acid usually bristly or spiny fruit of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOSEBERRY — (a.) A silly person; a goose cap.
Английский словарь Webster
GOOSEBERRY — (a.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of …
Английский словарь Webster
GOOSEBERRY — ( a. ) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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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
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
GOOSEBERRY — ˈgu̇z- noun Date: 1573 1. a. : the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes, especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
GOOSEBERRY — adj a silly person; a goose cap. 2. gooseberry ·adj any thorny shrub of the genus ribes; also, the edible …
Webster English vocab
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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
GOOSEBERRY — fruit bush of the Northern Hemisphere, frequently placed in the genus Ribes, along with the currant, in the family Saxifragaceae; …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
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
GOOSEBERRY — / ˈgʊzbəri; NAmE ˈguːsberi/ noun ( pl. -ies ) a small green fruit that grows on a bush with thorns …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOSEBERRY — goose ‧ ber ‧ ry /ˈɡʊzb ə ri, ˈɡuːz-, ˈɡuːs- $ ˈɡuːsberi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural gooseberries ) [countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
GOOSEBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a round edible yellowish-green berry with a thin usu. translucent skin enclosing seeds in a juicy …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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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
GOOSEBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a round edible yellowish-green berry with a thin usu. translucent skin enclosing seeds in a juicy …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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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
GOOSEBERRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a round edible yellowish-green berry with a thin usu. translucent skin enclosing seeds in a juicy …
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
GOOSEBERRY — ( gooseberries) A gooseberry is a small green fruit that has a sharp taste and is covered with tiny hairs. …
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
GOOSEBERRY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN fool ▪ If serving the gooseberry fool on its own, add a little extra …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOOSEBERRY — n. Hardy fruit bush of the Northern Hemisphere, often placed in the genus Ribes with the currant (or alternatively assigned …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOSEBERRY — Noun. A person who is an unwanted extra, usually to a courting couple. From the informal expression playing gooseberry. E.g."If …
Slang English vocab
GOOSEBERRY — He played up old gooseberry among them; said of a person who. by force or threats, suddenly puts an end …
Slang English vocab
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
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
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
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
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
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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