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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STING IN THE TAIL

sting
sting operation
stingaree
stingbull
stinger
stingier
stingies
stingiest
stingily
stinginess
stinging
stinging hair
stinging nettle
stinging tree
stingingly
stingingness
stingless
stingo
stingray
stingy

WORDS THAT END LIKE STING IN THE TAIL

all-flying tail
cocktail
detail
entail
fat tail
fee tail
fish tail
go into detail
have a tiger by the tail
in detail
long tail
nose to tail
peacock´s tail
pigtail
ponytail
rat tail
retail
tail
top and tail
turn tail

Synonyms and antonyms of sting in the tail in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sting in the tail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STING IN THE TAIL

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

Translator English - Chinese

刺的尾巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguijón en la cola
570 millions of speakers

English

sting in the tail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूंछ में डंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللدغة في الذيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Жало в хвосте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferrão na cauda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুঁচকে স্টিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aiguillon dans la queue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyengat di ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stachel im Schwanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尾部に刺す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬리 에 독침
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sengit ing buntut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nọc độc ở đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வால் ஸ்டிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेपूट मध्ये डंक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuyruk sokmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo di coda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żądło w ogonie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Жало в хвості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sting în coada
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσίμπημα στην ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

angel in die stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sting i svansen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brodd i halen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sting in the tail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STING IN THE TAIL»

The term «sting in the tail» is regularly used and occupies the 78.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STING IN THE TAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sting in the tail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STING IN THE TAIL»

Discover the use of sting in the tail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sting in the tail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sting in the Tail: The Parables As Oriental Stories
This book sets out to ask the question: How did the original listeners understand the parables when they were first told by Jesus?
Kim Tan, 2013
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How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the ...
Some of these are two-tiered, like the two-solution mystery endings, and some just put a little sting in the tail to let us know it isn't entirely over. The famous Hannibal Lecter line inSilence of the Lambsabout “having an old friend for dinner ” is ...
Carolyn Wheat, 2011
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Venom, Poison, and Electricity
A Sting in the Tail • • < Vital Statistics □ Length: about 2.4 in (6 cm) □ Habitat: forests, grasslands, and deserts □ Distribution: all continents except Antarctica □ Predators: centipedes, spiders, lizards, birds, shrews, and bats A Scorpion's Sting ...
Kimberley Jane Pryor, 2009
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In Defence of Plain English: The Decline and Fall of ...
... pear he claimed to be a poet because his soul was elevated by the sweet scent of pears its the philosophic depth said the wasp its the vivid imagery you gotta have vivid imagery for poetry said this wasp thats the sting in the tail you can have ...
Victoria Branden, 1992
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Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and ...
... possess a good set of dental grinding plates ('teeth') with powerful jaws, which are used to crunch up their usual food of oysters, shellfish and other crustaceans. It is not the month parts that cause injuries to humans but 'the sting in the tail'.
John A. Williamson, Joseph W. Burnett, Peter J. Fenner, 1996
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Horror Films of the 1980s
G. The Sting in the Tail/Tale The final mandatory scenario in any good slasher film. This sting is the film's final scare, the one the audience leaves the film re- membering. It can either be that instant where the dead killer jumps up for one more ...
John Kenneth Muir, 2013
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
piece/ bit of tail IM \ ft) &A (*ftJ8H sting in the tail Ji, STING * the tail wags the dog TUMIM \ 'hk ; **gijg (They want to dictate the boss — it's a case of the tail wagging the dog\ ffeflfflStfcHRKit^ • *Mt*T«tf±tt7 ! ) * to make head or tail of 01 HEAD' to ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Billboard
Sting in the Tail Producers: Mikael "Nord" Andersson, Martin Hansen Universal Music Enterprises Release Date: March 23 The real sting of the Scorpions' latest album, “Sting in the Tail," is that it will be the German rock bands last ...
9
Southern African Wildlife
(PN/FLPA) A STING IN THE TAIL A scorpion's venom is in the sting on the end of its tail, which it arches forward over its head to strike prey and intimidate enemies. The fearsome-looking pincers are used to grip and grab, but are not venomous ...
Mike Unwin, 2011
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... PIECE. sit on someone's tail: see sIT. sting in the tail: see sTING. the tail wags the dog the less important or subsidiaiy factor or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed. 1997 Spectator What is wrong is the almost total lack T.
John Ayto, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STING IN THE TAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sting in the tail is used in the context of the following news items.
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RBA's Glenn Stevens warns of budget sting in the tail due to …
The head of the Reserve Bank of Australia has cast doubts over the figures used to underpin the Abbott government's rosy budget forecasts, warning projections ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Fundraising for Stone charity is no sting in the tail for Stafford workers
Sting was formerly known as MS-UK Staffordshire Centre, but after the national MS-UK charity withdrew its support last year the group became an independent ... «Staff Newsletter, May 15»
3
Heartbleed-challenging Venom flaw has a sting in the tail
SECURITY RESEARCHERS AT CrowdStrike have cottoned onto Venom, a blooming computer vulnerability which - steel yourself - could be as bad as ... «Inquirer, May 15»
4
There's a sting in the tail of this Tory triumph
Among the more touching details in a procession of bigger pictures yesterday was the sight of hired constitutionalists slipping out of the television studios in the ... «The Times, May 15»
5
Wall Street soars on hopes of Fed reprieve, yet sting in the tail
Pay packets have fallen across the gamut of US industry, manufacturing, and trade over the last two months, greatly reducing the likelihood of any rise in interest ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
6
Reserve Bank cuts rate, but there's a sting in the tail
Economists and market traders who have somehow convinced themselves and their bosses that they are capable of making money out of predicting Reserve ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
Tempus: Retail bond offer with a sting in the tail
One of the best ways of losing money over the past few years has been investing in football clubs. Fans buy the shares not on the basis that they might or might ... «The Times, Apr 15»
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Car crash with a sting in the tail as honeybees turn on rescue workers
Car crash with a sting in the tail as honeybees turn on rescue workers. One million honeybees killed in car crash in southern France – but tens of thousands ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Simon Read: 'Pension mortgages leave a sting in the tail as 'pie in …
Regular readers will recall the tale of woe of Michael Williams, who was advised to take out a pension mortgage in 1988 and has regretted it ever since. He has ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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New car sales still climbing but there's a sting in the tail for used …
The sales of new cars in Ireland grew by 24 per cent in February, compared to the same period last year, bringing the total sales gain over 2014 to 28 per cent ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»

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