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to take in an orphan

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  • take\ pity\ on — • take pity (up)on v. phr. To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. Mary took pity on the orphan kittens. The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take\ pity\ upon — • take pity (up)on v. phr. To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. Mary took pity on the orphan kittens. The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Orphan Train — The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country s Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned,… …   Wikipedia

  • Orphan drug — An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent that has been developed specifically to treat a rare medical condition, the condition itself being referred to as an orphan disease. The assignment of orphan status to a disease and to any drugs developed… …   Wikipedia

  • Orphan film — For the film, see Orphan (film). An orphan film is a motion picture work that has been abandoned by its owner or copyright holder; also, any film that has suffered neglect. Contents 1 History 2 Definition 3 Movement …   Wikipedia

  • Orphan Drug Act of 1983 — The Orphan Drug Act of 1983 is a law passed in the United States designed to facilitate the development and commercialization of drugs to treat rare diseases, termed orphan drugs. Orphan drug designation does not indicate that the therapeutic is… …   Wikipedia

  • Orphan — For other uses, see Orphan (disambiguation). Orphans by Thomas Kennington An orphan (from the Greek ὀρφανός[1]) is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents …   Wikipedia

  • Orphan's Christmas — An orphan s Christmas is a party thrown for orphans, who do not have relations or families capable of throwing their own party.[1][2][3] It may be sponsored by the local municipal government or by the local church; due to the police and… …   Wikipedia

  • take pity on — also[take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take pity on — also[take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took pity upon the campers, and let them stay in his barn during the rain./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • orphan site — noun a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup • Hypernyms: ↑toxic site, ↑toxic waste area, ↑Superfund site …   Useful english dictionary

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