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  • if you gently touch a nettle it’ll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an’ as soft as silk remains — The metaphorical phrase to grasp the nettle, to tackle a difficulty boldly, is often found. 1578 LYLY Euphues I. 212 True it is Philautus that he which toucheth ye nettle tenderly, is soonest stoung. 1660 W. SECKER Nonsuch Professor I. 156 Sin is …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • sting for — [phrasal verb] sting (someone) for (something) Brit, informal : to ask (someone) to give or lend you (something) Can I sting you for some gum? • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • sting somebody for something — ˈsting sb for sth derived (BrE, informal) to borrow money from sb • Can I sting you for a couple of pounds? Main entry: ↑stingderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • sting — sting1 [stıŋ] v past tense and past participle stung [stʌŋ] [: Old English; Origin: stingan] 1.) [I and T] if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance ▪ He …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sting — [[t]stɪ̱ŋ[/t]] stings, stinging, stung 1) VERB If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. [V n] The nettles stung their legs... [V n] I jumped …   English dictionary

  • sting — I UK [stɪŋ] / US verb Word forms sting : present tense I/you/we/they sting he/she/it stings present participle stinging past tense stung UK [stʌŋ] / US past participle stung * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if an insect or an animal stings you,… …   English dictionary

  • sting — 1 verb past tense and past participle stung, 1 (I, T) if an insect or a plant stings you, it causes a sharp pain and that part of your body swells: Henry was stung by a bee at the picnic. 2 (I, T) to hurt or to make something hurt with a sudden… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sting — 01. Don t try to catch that bumblebee or it might [sting] you. 02. The sea anemone is a plant like animal which uses its tentacles to catch and [sting] its prey. 03. She got [stung] by a jellyfish while swimming in Hawaii last summer. 04. I got… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • sting —    to deprive by trickery    It refers to robbery, overcharging, cheating, or any other form of knavery:     He has completely dead eyes, and looks at you with the warmth of one deciding how much he can sting you for your bridgework. (L. Barber,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • sting — 1. tv. to cheat or swindle someone; to overcharge someone. □ That street merchant stung me, but good. □ They are likely to sting you in any of those hock shops. 2. n. a well planned scheme to entrap criminals. □ The sting came off without a hitch …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • sting — see if you gently touch a nettle it’ll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an’ as soft as silk remains …   Proverbs new dictionary

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