- stick like a bur
- Общая лексика: пристать как банный лист, пристать как смола, цепляться как репей
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
stick like a bur
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bur´like´ — bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). »Figurative. I am a kind o … Useful english dictionary
Bur. — Burma. * * * bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). » … Useful english dictionary
bur. — bureau. * * * bur «bur», noun, verb, burred, bur|ring. –n. 1. a prickly, clinging seedcase or flower of some plants; burr. Burs stick to cloth and fur. »Do roses stick like burs? (Robert Browning). » … Useful english dictionary
stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile … English dictionary for students
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sticker — stick•er [[t]ˈstɪk ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that sticks 2) an adhesive label 3) something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonplusses one 4) a bur, thorn, or the like • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
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