10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITE ONE'S NAILS»
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bite one's nails in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bite one's nails and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
Cautions against taking on too much appear in medieval sources, although this
particular metaphor, alluding to taking in more food than one can chew, dates
only from about 1870. bite one's nails Exhibit signs of anxiety, impatience, ...
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A new Latin-English dictionary: To which is prefixed an ...
He bit- clh on the bridle, tram coquit, dissimulât. To bite again, Remordeo, di, 2.
To bite off, i > ... . .. , dt, 2. Prae- mordco. To bite one's /1715, Labia cor rodé" re,
fremíre. To bite one's nails. Ungues arrodere. 7b fate to the quick, Admordeo, di,
2.
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Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen Sprache Für Die ...
... danfen seen, to bite one's Nails', to stand thoughtful or musiitg, to be in a brown
Study about a Thing. etwas ans den Nfiqtln saugen, to mvent, to contrive, to feign,
_to einm umgebogenen Nagtl wither gleichbltgetu. glei<s<lagen, to unrivet or ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... or annoyance, or to prevent oneself from saying something. bite one's nails
chew at one's nails as a nervous habit. bite off more than one can chew take on a
commitment one cannot fulfil. the biter bitten (or bit) used to indicate that
someone ...
9laqelfd)mic'b, rn. nail-smith. Ktf lifttCtj n. nail-work. ^ageljange, /. nail-nippers.
9lage($mang/ m. pain caused by tlie loose skin at the root of the nails. 92a gen,
r. r. a. n. n. to gnaw, nibble; an ben ??ageln to bite one's- nails; ant jpungcrtud^e
to ...
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrüger, 1801
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Nathan Bailey's Dictionary, English-German and ...
91 ag c it, v. r. a. u. r. to gnaw, nibble; an ben 9cage(n to bite one's nails; am
jpungcttnebe to suffer want and poverty, to be pinched -with hunger; fid) nagrn
utlb plagcn to fret — grieve — vex — torment one's self; ein nagcnbee ®en>iffen
...
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrueger, 1801
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Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
When nervousness or anxiety (nervousness and fear combined) become more
severe, you might use one of the following idioms: a bundle of nerves 0 I was a
bundle of nerves before my audition. bite one's nails 0 While the judges decided
...
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Flügel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English ...
TCbbceten/ v. a. to pick or pluck off berries. 2Cbbefehlen/ v. ir. a. to countermand,
reverse. 2Cbbet)alten> v. ir. a. ben .put — , to keep off the hat. TCbbeifien/ ». I. ir.
a. to bite off; fid) bie SRigel — , to bite one's nails ; fid) oor Sadjen bie 3unge ab ...
Felix Flügel, C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
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Lithuanian Dictionary: English-Lithuanian, Lithuanian-English
... (drabuiiai, baltiniai) trousseau; (naujagimiui) layette krakmol||as starch ~ytl
stardi; ~yta apykaklé stiff collar kramsnoti gnaw; (matais kqsneliais) nibble
kramtyti chew; masticate; (lüpas) bite" Л к. nagus bite one's nails kramtom||asls: k.
tabakas ...
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Cengage Advantage: À Vous!, Worktext Volume I, Chapters 1-8
... comb one's hair se presser se promener se raser se reposer se réveiller se
ronger les ongles se sécher les cheveux se sentir bien / mal to hurry to go for a
walk to shave to rest to wake up to bite one's nails to dry one's hair to feel well /
bad ...
Veronique Anover, Theresa A. Antes, 2011
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITE ONE'S NAILS»
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'Agents of SHIELD' Review/Recap: “A Hen in the Wolf House”
... Bennet) heritage, and Simmons' (Elizabeth Henstridge) infiltration of Hydra, there has been plenty of reason to bite one's nails in anticipation. «Emertainment Monthly, Oct 14»
The Sixth Extinction
The process of extinction becomes perceptible so incrementally that there's no drama to structure. Nor is there action to bite one's nails over: no ... «Truthdig, Jul 14»
'Game of Thrones' Recap: 'The Mountain & The Viper' Duel Has a …
But considering they were fighting to determine the fate of one of our favorite characters, it was next to impossible not to bite one's nails down ... «The Stir, Jun 14»
Netanyahu risks Israeli isolation over Iran deal
There was no need to bite one's nails in anticipation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to the agreement reached before dawn ... «Al-Monitor, Nov 13»
Nail-biter softball game results in loss for Cleveland, win for Shepherd
It is may be unladylike to bite one's nails, but that is the kind of game the Lady Pirates played Tuesday, March 19, against the Cleveland Lady ... «Your Houston News, Mar 13»
Atelier 317: Unpretentious but pleasant; cozy and homey
The former can make one cringe and bite one's nails, but then really, who doesn't want to be more glamorous, worldly and knowledgeable than ... «Inquirer.net, Jan 13»
