TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK

Meaning of TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK in English

phrasal

: to make prompt use of something : not let slip an opportunity

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

TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — literary seize an opportunity. → forelock
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK — Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines, strike the iron while it is …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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
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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
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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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