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PRONUNCIATION OF LIKE A LOG

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIKE A LOG

like a bat out of hell
like a bird
like a blue-arsed fly
like a bomb
like a cat on a hot tin roof
like a charm
like a dog´s dinner
like a dose of salts
like a fish out of water
like a headless chicken
like a house on fire
like a lamb to the slaughter
like a pakapoo ticket
like a shag on a rock
like a shot
like a ton of bricks
like anything
like billyo
like cat and dog
like clockwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIKE A LOG

analog
backlog
blog
chip log
clog
flight log
flog
heave the log
homolog
liveblog
log
microblog
monolog
patent log
slog
stop log
Tagalog
vlog
weblog
yule log

Synonyms and antonyms of like a log in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «like a log» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIKE A LOG

Find out the translation of like a log to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of like a log from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «like a log» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

像日志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como un tronco
570 millions of speakers

English

like a log
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक लॉग तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل سجل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как бревно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como um tronco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুরের মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme un journal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti log
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie ein Murmeltier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ログのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로그 등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya log
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như một nhật ký
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு பதிவு போன்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉग सारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kütük gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come un tronco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak kłoda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як колода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca un jurnal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαν ένα ημερολόγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soos ´n log
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

som en logg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

som en stokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of like a log

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE A LOG»

The term «like a log» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE A LOG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about like a log

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIKE A LOG»

Discover the use of like a log in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to like a log and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Attack Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Protection
... and horizontally like a log. Both need to be practiced. You can jackknife your body violently to reverse your head and legs to avoid and deliver kicks. By using your hands to help, you can run in a circle on your side on the floor, a movement  ...
John Perkins, Al Ridenhour, Matt Kovsky, 2009
2
No Time to Lose
... 5.50 And when you want to fish for praise, Or criticize and spoil another's name , Or use harsh language, sparring for a fight, It's then that like a log you should remain. Here Shantideva describes being on the verge of getting carried away.
Pema Chödrön, 2005
3
The Way of the Bodhisattva
The slightest impulse to negativity should be greeted witha total paralysis of the system: “It's then that like a log you should remain” (5.50–5.53). No thought should be allowed to develop into action unchallenged. Given the required degree of ...
Shantideva, 2008
4
Extended Axiomatic Linguistics
A good example of a dead simile is "like a log" in the phrase "[to ] sleep like a log" . Since logs do not sleep at all, this cannot be a live simile. Rather the whole phrase "like a log" must be regarded as having an amalgamated allosemic (cf. Def.
James Dickins, 1998
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The Plot Against Roger Rider
She poured coffee, refused food with a shudder. 'You look rather fragile. Did you sleep badly?' 'Like a log. I feel terrible.' 'I'm a bit shagged myself. You didn't hear anything in the night?' 'I said I slept like a log. Should I have heard something?
Julian Symons, 2001
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Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Any Swimmer ...
Roll like a log. Keep your head and spine aligned and move your arm- head- torso as a unit as you roll your body like a log See your hand again. Keep looking down until you see your right hand re-enter the water. Cut a "hole" in the water with ...
Terry Laughlin, 2001
7
The Increased Necessity of Augmenting the Teaching of ...
... we grant him bail, he's going to skip out on us before the trial. Slap in the face Abrupt rejection • Her betrayal is a real slap in the face to our family. Sleep like a log A heavy, deep sleep • I had to call him 8 times, because he sleeps like a log.
Darold Edw. Footé
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Toda Grammar and Texts
There a big snake was lying like a log of dry wood — so they say. 5. This Tamilian did not realize, 'It is a snake', but on top of it he built a fireplace and made a fire and was cooking food — so they say. 6. When the fire became hot, the snake ...
Murray Barnson Emeneau, 1984
9
Collocations in Science Writing
... that like a log is an intensifier. The essence of collocation is that the assignment of like a log to the meaning 'very' does not feed other combinations. So even though we have a meaning for it, that meaning is only valid in a certain collocation.
Christopher J. Gledhill, 2000
10
The Poems of François Villon
When we've made peace she lets me A big fart puffier than a dung beetle Laughing she sits her fist on my crown And calls me to "coco" and bangs my tail The two of us dead drunk we sleep like a log And when we wake and her belly calls She ...
François Villon, Galway Kinnell, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIKE A LOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term like a log is used in the context of the following news items.
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6-year-old boy wins Salmon-A-Rama grand prize - The Journal Times
“It just kind of laid there like a log and he cranked it in.” But if the catch was routine, the trip back to Racine with precious time remaining was not ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»
2
PICTURES: Artist Jacqueline transforms the inside of her home into …
... me finish it,” admitted Holland-on-Sea's answer to Michelangelo. “I did half of it like a log cabin, but then she stopped me. I think she wanted an art-free zone!” ... «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Jul 15»
3
In Milford, N.H., Phil's Old Fashioned BBQ offers slice of hog heaven …
It looks like a log cabin with stove pipe billowing aromatic oak smoke, with a 12-shelf wood-fired rotisserie smoker, a four-foot charcoal grill, and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
4
P.F. Hendricks brings diversity to downtown retail
We were going for a rustic boutiquey look—not like a log cabin so much, but outdoorsy,” she said. The shelves were filled with brand-name ... «Kokomo Perspective, Jul 15»
5
Hodge: Fixed cat maintains prickly attitude
“Looks like this time we did the injurious act so that makes the score 3-1,” I muttered to no one as I watched Scaredy Cat sleep like a log. «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
6
Don't Cut the Nose, and Other Cheese Lessons From France
Goat's cheese is often shaped like a log, so just cut parallel slices starting from one end. But in the case of Sainte-Maure de Touraine, which ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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"The Biggest Mistake Of My Life": Court Records Detail The Buildup …
And instead of going back and forth like a log like Frankenstein, I was actually trying to get some hip movement like I seen on the pornos, you ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
8
Colorado Shooting Trial: sides issuing last words
Mr. King described Mr. Holmes's bizarre behavior in jail — falling backward off his cell bed, ramming into a wall, rolling on the floor “like a log” ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
9
Both Sides Deliver Closing Arguments in Colorado Shooting Trial
Mr. King described Mr. Holmes's bizarre behavior in jail — falling backward off his cell bed, ramming into a wall, rolling on the floor “like a log” ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
KING ARTHUR VILLANUEVA IN A TOUGH FIGHT THIS SATURDAY …
“He adapted quickly to LA time and slept like a log,” he added. What impressed me about the young international champion was his dedication ... «PhilBoxing.com, Jul 15»

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