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1) General subject: hold a candle to the sun, burn daylight, flog a dead horse, gather nuts in may2) Makarov: flog a dead horse (букв.: стегать дохлую лошадь) -
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General subject: putter, run idle, gather nuts in may
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nuts — nÊŒts n. testicles, gonads (Slang) interj. shucks!, drat! (expression of dismay or disappointment) adj. crazy, insane; excited, enthusiastic (Slang) nÊŒt n. dry fruit contained in a shell; hard fruit of certain plants; square or hexagonal… … English contemporary dictionary
nuts — Fruit Fruit, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bobby Goes Nuts — Infobox Television episode Title = Bobby Goes Nuts Series = King of the Hill Caption = Season = 6 Episode = 1 Airdate = November 11, 2001 Production = 5ABE24 Writer = Norm Hiscock Director = Tricia Garcia Guests = Episode list = List of King of… … Wikipedia
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes — is a book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published in 1911. Synopsis Timmy Tiptoes, a squirrel, and his wife Goody decide to gather nuts to lay up for the winter and spring. When the tree stumps they were using to store… … Wikipedia
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Infobox Book | name = The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin title orig = translator = image caption = author = Beatrix Potter illustrator = Beatrix Potter cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Children s novel… … Wikipedia
nut — noun 1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. ↘the hard kernel of such a fruit. 2》 a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to … English new terms dictionary
nut — nutlike, adj. /nut/, n., v., nutted, nutting. n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Bot. a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4.… … Universalium
nut — [[t]nʌt[/t]] n. v. nut•ted, nut•ting 1) coo bot a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell 2) bot the kernel itself 3) bot a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn 4) a… … From formal English to slang
nut — /nʌt / (say nut) noun 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Botany a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4. any of various devices or… …
nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… … English World dictionary
Nut — Nut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nutting}.] To gather nuts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English