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Meaning of "straining at the leash" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAINING AT THE LEASH

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAINING AT THE LEASH

straightforwardly
straightforwardness
straightish
straightjacket
straightly
straightness
straightway
strain
strain gauge
strain hardening
strained
strainedly
strainer
straining beam
straining piece
strains
straint
strait

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAINING AT THE LEASH

ash
bash
cash
clash
crash
dash
deash
flash
hash
leash
mash
Nash
rash
slash
smash
splash
squash
trash
unleash
wash

Synonyms and antonyms of straining at the leash in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRAINING AT THE LEASH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «straining at the leash» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of straining at the leash

Translation of «straining at the leash» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAINING AT THE LEASH

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

Translator English - Chinese

用力皮带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirando de la correa
570 millions of speakers

English

straining at the leash
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पट्टा पर दबाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجهد في المقود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рвались на волю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esticando a trela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিকল এ straining
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´effort à la laisse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menahan tali leher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

an der Leine zerrten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

綱で緊張
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가죽 끈 에 긴장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Straining ing tali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

căng thẳng tại xích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவத்தில் நனைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताब्यात ठेवणे येथे straining
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tasima süzmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tendendo al guinzaglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysiłku na smyczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рвалися на волю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strecurat la lesa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέντωμα στο λουρί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beur aan die leiband
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sila i koppel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

så med lengsel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of straining at the leash

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAINING AT THE LEASH»

The term «straining at the leash» is regularly used and occupies the 85.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAINING AT THE LEASH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about straining at the leash

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAINING AT THE LEASH»

Discover the use of straining at the leash in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to straining at the leash and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
phrases straining at the leash thousands of young actors are straining at the leash just for the chance to audition: eager, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying. least adjective I have not the least idea what this means: slightest, ...
‎2012
2
How To Speak Dog
... Caesar was barking on command when someone arrived at Ann's door. To a stranger, Caesar's bark and his straining at the leash are quite convincing. The city often feels like an unsafe place for a woman living alone, and Caesar's barking ...
Stanley Coren, 2012
3
Enterprise Culture in Neoliberal India: Studies in Youth, ...
One India is straining at the leash, eager to spring forth. The other India is the leash. One India lives in the optimism of our hearts. The other India lurks in the scepticism of our minds. One India wants. The other India hopes. One India leads .
Nandini Gooptu, 2013
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A Shot in the Dark
Dotty was already straining at the leash, impatient to be going. When Orry turned the corner and came into view, she charged toward him, taunting the leash and nearly spinning Marie around as her leash holding left hand was jerked suddenly  ...
Daniel Venzke, 2008
5
Nature of Jade
... out to be a huge mistake because there are a couple of squirrels jetting around , which drives Milo into a frenzy of pulling and barking and straining at the leash and straining at my patience. I can barely hang on to him, he is yanking so hard, ...
Deb Caletti, 2010
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The New King - Book Two of the Chronicles of Athan
It was emphatically a bad idea to be outside after dark with Peder's friends around. Suddenly Lux began barking and straining at the leash, pulling Zoe toward a window at the side of the house. "Lux, silence," Zoe commanded; Lux's training ...
Thos Pinney, 2008
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Yorkshire Terriers For Dummies
As soon as your Yorkie stops straining at the leash, take a step forward. I say a stepbecause any forward movement on yourpart is like a starting shot at the racetrack for your dog. He'll be off again — or off as far as the © Isabelle Francais 3.
Tracy Barr, Peter F. Veling, 2011
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Monsters: Adventures of a Young Scientist
Snide was already on his Snidecycle with Rufus straining at the leash, his ancient Viking genes calling to Woden for death in combat. The Phantom Greenie, Glenn and I had our guns in hand and were checking to make sure they were loaded ...
Lloyd Sparks, 2007
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High Desert Barbecue: A Tale of Suspense, Pyromania and ...
When Lani arrived at Scott's house, Champ, as usual, surged ahead, straining at the leash. “Take it easy, boy. You'll see Scott in a minute.” She hauled back on Champ's leash, pitting her 120 pound against Champ's 65 pounds of slobbering  ...
JD Tuccille
10
Blood of the Children
The dog was straining at the leash already, pulling hard. Peterson wasn't expecting a dog in that kind of shape to be so strong; when Rex first reached the end of the leash he almost pulled Peterson off his feet. Peterson gave a small sharp tug ...
Alan Rodgers, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAINING AT THE LEASH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term straining at the leash is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Sewel raid was typical Met police grandstanding
... a flat in Nelson House were equipped with a shiny red battering ram, known as “the enforcer” and had a sprightly spaniel sniffer dog straining at the leash. «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Henry and Fen Tigers 'patch things up'
Mildenhall's hopes of finishing in the top two to qualify for this year's Trophy final may be over now, but promoter Jolly says his riders are 'straining at the leash' ... «Newmarket Journal, Jul 15»
3
Rory McIlroy straining at the leash ahead of grand slam bid at Masters
Rory McIlroy admits Thursday cannot come soon enough as he bids to complete the career grand slam by winning the Masters. The hype surrounding McIlroy's ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
4
It's flaming obvious we should stay in EU, says Clegg at election …
He said large parts of the Tory party were “straining at the leash” to leave the EU, potentially putting the economic recovery at risk. Speaking in Abingdon, part of ... «Yorkshire Post, Mar 15»
5
NRL Round 4: The Final Rev-Up
On The Kennel site, Bulldogs fans were straining at the leash to talk about Jacob Loko. Guard Dog wrote: "Sounds blown out of proportion. If it was only punches ... «Sportal.com.au, Mar 15»
6
Olympics: 500 days and counting, Rio races to be ready
In Tuesday marking 500 days to go before it stages South America`s first ever Olympic Games, Rio is straining at the leash to be ready -- but a key target of ... «Zee News, Mar 15»
7
Cian Healy and Luke Fitzgerald in line to start against Scotland
Healy has been straining at the leash since returning from a hamstring injury which had sidelined him since September, restricting him to one appearance off the ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
8
Caring pup makes Crufts final
Thousands of dog lovers and their pets will be straining at the leash when Crufts begins in Birmingham next week. The show will be held at the city's NEC from ... «expressandstar.com, Feb 15»
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World Cup: Time to let Yorkshire duo Root and Ballance off the leash
... rise to the challenge of the World Cup and the chance to pit his skills against the very best, and there seems little point in keeping him straining at the leash. «Yorkshire Post, Feb 15»
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Sexton 'raring to go' as Ireland welcome (almost) a full house to …
As for Jonathan Sexton, well, he's come through contact training and still ... but echoed the sentiment that the Racing Metro man is straining at the leash to play ... «The42, Feb 15»

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