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[bel] n., v.-n 1. zile; kambanë. 2. tingëllimë (zileje, kambane); answer the bell hap derën. 3. pl. bells ksilofon (instrument muzikor).● as sound as bell në gjendje të shkëlqyer; ring a bell sjell ndër mend (diçka të harruar)-v 1. i vë zile. 2. fryhet si kambanë.● bell the cat rrezikoj për të tjerët* * *zile
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bell the cat — ► bell the cat take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [ORIGIN: an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] Main Entry: ↑bell … English terms dictionary
bell the cat — To bell the cat is to perform a difficult or impossible task … The small dictionary of idiomes
Bell the cat — Belling the cat or to bell the cat is an English colloquialism that means to suggest or attempt to perform a difficult or impossible task. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To+bell+the+cat To Bell the Cat ] thefreedictionary.com. Accessed… … Wikipedia
bell the cat — verb take a risk; perform a daring act Who is going to bell the cat? • Hypernyms: ↑risk, ↑put on the line, ↑lay on the line • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal … Useful english dictionary
bell the cat — take the danger of a shared enterprise upon oneself. [an allusion to a fable in which the mice suggest hanging a bell around the cat s neck to have warning of its approach.] → bell … English new terms dictionary
To bell the cat — cat cat (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw. katt, Icel. k[ o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath, Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga ta, ga tos, Russ. & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf. {Kitten}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bell the cat — Synonyms and related words: affront, beard, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, confront, court danger, defy danger, face, face the music, face up, face up to, flirt with death, front, go for broke, meet, meet boldly, meet head on, play… … Moby Thesaurus
bell the cat — do the dangerous thing, take the risk, face the danger with bravery … English contemporary dictionary
bell the cat — verb To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group … Wiktionary
BELL-THE-CAT — Archibald Douglas, Earl of Arran, so called from his offer to dispose by main force of an obnoxious favourite of the king, James III … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
bell the cat — phrasal to do a daring or risky deed … New Collegiate Dictionary
