- stick like a burr
- Общая лексика: привязаться как смола (банный лист), пристать как смола (банный лист), прилипнуть как банный лист, присосаться как пиявка
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
stick like a burr
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stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …
burr — [bə: US bə:r] n [Sense: 1,4; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound.] 1.) also bur the seed container of some plants, covered with sharp points that make it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
burr — noun (C) 1 a fairly quiet regular sound like something turning quickly; whirr: the burr of a sewing machine 2 a way of pronouncing English with a strong r sound 3 also bur the seed container of some plants, covered with prickles 1 (1) that make… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
coherence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sticking together Nouns 1. coherence, adherence, adhesion, cohesion, adhesiveness; concretion, accretion; conglutination, coagulation, agglutination; set, gel, jell, jelly, cementation; sticking,… … English dictionary for students
hold — v 1. grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, keep fast, gripe; have, palm, retain, Inf. latch onto, clench, clinch; hug, embrace, Brit. Dial. clip; keep, have and hold, harbor; cherish, treasure, fondle, Archaic. bosom. 2. reserve, set aside, put aside, set … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Iron Maiden — For other uses, see Iron maiden (disambiguation). Iron Maiden Iron Maiden performing in Paris (Bercy Arena) on 1 July 2008 Background information … Wikipedia
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… … Wikipedia
