«HOLD UP ONE'S HEAD» संबंधित इंग्रजी पुस्तके
खालील ग्रंथसूची निवडीमध्ये
hold up one's head चा वापर शोधा. इंग्रजी साहित्यामध्ये वापराचा संदर्भ देण्यासाठी
hold up one's head शी संबंधित पुस्तके आणि त्याचे थोडक्यात उतारे.
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The Nonverbal Shift in Early Modern English Conversation
To keep raised or erect, keep from falling, support, sustain. hold up one's head [
metaphoric] v., 30. b. (Fig.): to maintain one's dignity, self-respect, or cheerfulness
. hold up one's nose [affect display] «., 8. d. "f To be proud or haughty. keep/have
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... people will be dismissed or forced to resign. hold (or put) a gun to someone's
head force someone to do something by using threats. hold up one's head (or
hold one's head high) be confident or unashamed: under the circumstances I
would ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
To raise ; as, to hold up one's head ; to support ; to sustain ; "Gold holds up its
price still ;" to display ; as, he was held up as an example ; to check ; to "halt ; as,
hold up your horses ; to stop and rob on high way, (U. S.) ; 3tt1 ; lI'Fl ^5(1, 11 Itll,
Itlll; ...
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A Dictionary of the English and German, and the German and ...
... to lay one's finger on one's nose; den Kopf gerade --, to hold or keep one's
head upright, to hold up one's head; Einem eine Piftole auf die Brnfi -, to clap a
pistel to any one's breast; ein Papier* üver das Feuer -, to hold a paper Over the
fire.
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1857
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
This expression alludes to refraining from shooting a gun and originated in the
military. hold one's head high Also, hold one's head up; hold up one's head.
Behave proudly; maintain one's dignity. For example, After the bankruptcy Mr.
Iones ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... head to head in direct competition (adj head-to-head ); hit the headlines to get
prominent attention in the press or other media; hold up one's head see under
hold1; keep (or lose) one's head to keep (or lose) one's self-possession,
calmness, ...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
hold up one's head to be unashamed. • keep one's head to remain calm and
sensible in a crisis. • keep one's head above water to manage to cope with
problems, especially financial ones. • lose one's head to become angry, excited
or act ...
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
... hold up- one's head; hold one's head high, look big, take the wall, “ bear like
the Turk no rival near the throne ” [Pope], carry with a high hand; ride the *, mount
on one's- high horse; set one's back up, bridle, toss the head; give oneself airs &e
...
Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
... ben ginger an bie Slafe — , to lay one's finger on one's nose ; ben Jtopf gcrabf
— , to hold or keep one's head upright, to hold up one's head ; (Sin cm cine Wide
auf bie SKruft — , to clap a pistol to any one's breast; (in papier fiber baS getier ...
Joseph Leonhard Hilpert, Ernst Friedrich Kärcher, 1846
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
No penny, no pater nosler; no longer pipe; no longer dance; what it will fetch.
Pride. phr. To bridle;look big; toss the head; hold up one's head; perk onc's self
up; to carry with a high hand; to be Upon stilts; to take the wall; to give ~one's self
airs; ...
