You're as wet as a drowned rat. Sit down and dry yourself, and speak straight forward. (G. Eliot, ‘Silas Marner’, part I, ch. VII) — Вы промокли до костей. Садитесь пообсохните и расскажите все.
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like a drowned rat — extremely wet and bedraggled she arrived at the church looking like a drowned rat … Useful english dictionary
look like a drowned rat — very informal phrase to look very wet in a way that is not attractive Thesaurus: wet to the touch or looking wetsynonym Main entry: rat … Useful english dictionary
look like a drowned rat — to be very wet, especially because you have been in heavy rain. I had to cycle home in the rain and came in looking like a drowned rat … New idioms dictionary
look like a drowned rat — very informal to look very wet in a way that is not attractive … English dictionary
rat — rat1 [ræt] n [: Old English; Origin: rAt] 1.) an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail 2.) spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you ▪ But you promised to help us, you rat! 3.) look like a drowned rat to look… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rat — rat1 [ ræt ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail: The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is not loyal or who tricks you like rats deserting a sinking ship in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rat — I UK [ræt] / US noun [countable] Word forms rat : singular rat plural rats ** 1) an animal like a large mouse with a long tail The house was infested with rats. diseases spread by rats rat poison 2) informal someone who is not loyal or who tricks … English dictionary
rat — 1 noun (C) 1 an animal that looks like a large mouse with a long tail: rat poison 2 spoken someone who has been disloyal to you or deceived you: But you promised to help us, you rat! 3 look like a drowned rat to look very wet and uncomfortable 4… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drown — v. 1 tr. & intr. kill or be killed by submersion in liquid. 2 tr. submerge; flood; drench (drowned the fields in six feet of water). 3 tr. (often foll. by in) deaden (grief etc.) with drink (drowned his sorrows in drink). 4 tr. (often foll. by… … Useful english dictionary
Taneda Santōka — was the pen name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku . Life Santōka was born in a village on the southwestern tip of Honshū, Japan’s main island, to a wealthy land owning family. At the age of ten his mother… … Wikipedia
Nepenthes rajah — Large lower pitcher of Nepenthes rajah. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. Conservation status … Wikipedia
