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a pox on someone

Meaning of "a pox on someone" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF A POX ON SOMEONE

a pox on someone


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE A POX ON SOMEONE

a mountain to climb · a mug´s game · a nail in one´s coffin · a name to conjure with · A number 1 · a piece of crumpet · a piece of goods · a pig in a poke · a pop · a posteriori · a pressurized environment · a pretty penny · a priori · A road · a run for one´s money · A series · A shares · a shingle short · a shot across someone´s bows · a shoulder to cry on

WORDS THAT END LIKE A POX ON SOMEONE

come back to someone · dance attendance on someone · do a number on someone · get the measure of someone · give it up for someone · give place to someone · hand it to someone · have the drop on someone · I wouldn´t doubt someone · knock the stuffing out of someone · leone · make love to someone · not put it past someone · pass the time of day with someone · put the bite on someone · someone · stand to someone · the price of someone · turn the tables on someone · wipe the floor with someone · woe betide someone

Synonyms and antonyms of a pox on someone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «a pox on someone» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF A POX ON SOMEONE

Find out the translation of a pox on someone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of a pox on someone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «a pox on someone» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

别人痘
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Una sífilis en alguien
570 millions of speakers
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English

a pox on someone
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

किसी पर चेचक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

و جدري على شخص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

оспы на кого
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Um Pox em alguém
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কেউ একজন পক্স
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

une vérole sur quelqu´un
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cacat pada seseorang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pocken auf jemand
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

誰か上のポック
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

사람 에 수두
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

A pox ing wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thủy trên người
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

யாரோ ஒரு பாப்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कोणीतरी वर एक पॉक्स
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Birisi çıplak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

un vaiolo su qualcuno
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Ospa na kogoś
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

віспи на кого
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

un variola pe cineva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η ευλογιά σε κάποιον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n pokke op iemand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

en pox på någon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

en pox på noen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about a pox on someone

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2 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «A POX ON SOMEONE»

Discover the use of a pox on someone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to a pox on someone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs
The powers that be have decided to send back the immi- grants. I have applied for a license, and the powers that be are considering my application. A pox on someone or something! Fig. A curse on someone or something! (Old. Now usually ...
Richard Spears, 2006
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朗文现代英汉双解词典
2 [U] old use the disease smallpox (Sfflffi)^ft: 3 A pox on (someone/ something)! use May something very bad happen to (someone/something)! (Sffltt)fflSB(K AS * *! — see also # a chicken pox, cowpox, smallpox pp abbrev.for F#J«>fi85B: 1 ...
普罗克特 (Procter, Paul), 1988

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «A POX ON SOMEONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term a pox on someone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nancy Williams: Mom didn't tolerate cussing or ugly talk
I had thought it would be great to have a child like me, but based on how she said it, it was with the same tone you'd wish a pox on someone. «Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. A pox on someone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/a-pox-on-someone>. May 2024 ».
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