«AT A RATE OF KNOTS» İLE İLİŞKİLİ İNGILIZCE KİTAPLAR
at a rate of knots sözcüğünün kullanımını aşağıdaki kaynakça seçkisinde keşfedin.
at a rate of knots ile ilişkili kitaplar ve İngilizce edebiyattaki kullanımı ile ilgili bağlam sağlaması için küçük metinler.
... paid in Australia, and in Britaininthe past,bytheownersofhouses andotherbuild-
ings "idioms at a rate of knots uk and australian english If someone does
something at a rate of knots, they do it very quickly: She got through her work at a
rate of ...
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Curious English Words and Phrases: The Truth Behind the ...
(At a rate of) knots It's a fairly common way of saying that something is happening
at top speed, but this piece of maritime terminology is sometimes misused by
landlubbers. The vast dictionary of nautical terms edited by Admiral Smyth says ...
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Oxford Dictionary
of Word Origins
The sense 'speak disparagingly about' is recorded from the late 19th century in
US usage. knot [OE] The words knot and knit, both Old English, are closely
related. Something travelling fast might be described as going at a rate of knots.
A knot ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
at a rate of knots colloq very fast, get knotted! Brit colloq an expression of
dismissal, refusal or defiance, tie someone or oneself in knots to bewilder,
confuse or perplex them or oneself, tie the knot colloq to get married^ knot2 /not/
> n a small ...
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MZMMMfc p&ft (It's reasonable to rate up the aged. I°l *¥AtbBc«5*ttftlk*«I*#aW ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary
of Idioms
... (someone) see live1. knock the stuffing out of see stuff. you could have
knocked me down with a feather see feather. knot at a rate of knots very quickly:
As soon as the policeman appeared, the boys went off down the street at a rate of
knots.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
at a rate of knots very quickly: As soon as the policeman appeared, the boys uent
off down the street at a rate of knots. [A nautical idiom.] get knotted (sl) a scornful
expression of annoyance, refusal to do what one is asked, disbelief etc: When ...
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The New Rules
of Business: Leading Entrepreneurs Reveal ...
Clevely learned his lesson and became choosier about his acquisitions, but the
experience hasn't stopped him developing the business at a rate of knots. Having
bought out his initial investors and brought in tens of millions of pounds in new ...
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1606: An Epic Adventure
The reason is that a ship at sea is never, ever still, and a method that works at a
fixed point on solid land is rendered utterly impractical on a pitching, rolling,
yawing, turning ship that's tracking through the water at a rate of knots. For the ...
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Towards Effective Sentencing: Fifth Report
of Session ...
At the same time what you cannot be ambiguous about is that you can provide
new prison places at a rate of knots, and we can argue about whether it is a
sufficient rate of knots but it has been twice as fast as previous administrations
and we ...
«AT A RATE OF KNOTS» TERİMİNİ İÇEREN HABERLER
Ulusal ve uluslararası basında konuşulanları ve
at a rate of knots teriminin aşağıdaki haberlerde hangi bağlamda kullanıldığını keşfedin.
Fans fed up with AFL rule changes, dump the substitute vest
Introduced in 2011, the rule was implemented in an attempt to slow the game — which was quickening at a rate of knots — and help teams that ... «Herald Sun, Tem 15»
Gatecrashers stampede into London's Wireless Festival as fan …
... You're Reading This Its Too Late', Drake was in celebratory mood throughout the 90 minute set and reeled off fan favourites at a rate of knots. «NME.com, Tem 15»
Watching Brief...
Jack Hobbs, though, is Arc-bound and is improving at a rate of knots. He was deeply impressive for William Buick in the Irish Derby, and might ... «Irish Independent, Tem 15»
Anfield-bound? Liverpool made £16m offer for 'extraordinary' striker …
... ball played directly from midfield, all done at a rate of knots and for most all of those, I think the striker has to be tirelessly making suitable runs ... «Liverpool-Kop, Tem 15»
Playful Federer puts on a show
... Roger Federer in cruise control flicking a "tweener lob'' over 6ft 6in Sam Querrey is a highlight notching up the clicks at a rate of knots. «Wimbledon, Tem 15»
Chanel Objects To Chocolate No 5
Never mind that China is churning out counterfeit Chanel at a rate of knots. I was not trying to pass of my chocolates as being Chanel No.5. «Vogue.co.uk, Tem 15»
The stocks that withstood the sell-off
... over the longer term higher bond yields have a very high correlation to a high PE, as long as bond yields don't go north at a rate of knots. «The Australian Financial Review, Tem 15»
Fulham about turn to beat Aston Villa for Swansea defender's …
... but things then shifted along at a rate of knots, and the right-back and Wales international is set to become the fourth close season signing ... «getwestlondon, Tem 15»
Durham v Yorkshire: Yorkshire go top after thrashing title rivals
Yorkshire then made maximum use of the second new ball as Durham disintegrated at a rate of knots. Ryan Sidebottom trapped Mark ... «Pocklington Post, Tem 15»
Forward thinking as James Ford eyes big strides at York City Knights
“If we can get into a position where we can all start to pull in the same direction, the club can move forward at a rate of knots.” The Knights have ... «The Press, York, Tem 15»