You've done nothing but trail me round on the last three trips, asking surprisingly intelligent questions for a social butterfly, I'll admit... (D. Cusack, ‘Picnic Races’, ch. VI) — Три последние геологические экспедиции вы были все время рядом со мной. Должен признать, что для светской девицы вы задавали удивительно толковые вопросы...
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
social butterfly — A person who has a lot of friends and acquaintances and likes to flit from one social event to another is called a social butterfly. Jessica is constantly out and about; she s a real social butterfly … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
social butterfly — noun a gregarious person who likes to attend parties and other social gatherings; a people person … Wiktionary
butterfly — n. 1) to collect butterflyflies 2) a butterfly flits from flower to flower 3) (misc.) a social butterfly ( one who leads an active social life ) * * * [ bʌtəflaɪ] a butterfly flits from flower to flower to collect butterflyflies (misc.) a social… … Combinatory dictionary
butterfly — butterflylike, adj., adv. /but euhr fluy /, n., pl. butterflies, v., butterflied, butterflying, adj. n. 1. any of numerous diurnal insects of the order Lepidoptera, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and large, broad, often… … Universalium
butterfly — /ˈbʌtəflaɪ / (say butuhfluy) noun (plural butterflies) 1. any of a group of lepidopterous insects characterised by clubbed antennae, large, broad wings, often conspicuously coloured and marked, and diurnal habits. 2. Also, social butterfly. a… …
butterfly */ — UK [ˈbʌtə(r)ˌflaɪ] / US [ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ] noun Word forms butterfly : singular butterfly plural butterflies 1) [countable] a flying insect with large colourful wings 2) [countable] someone who keeps changing from one activity or person to another,… … English dictionary
social — {{11}}social (adj.) c.1500 (implied in socially), characterized by friendliness or geniality, also allied, associated, from M.Fr. social (14c.), from L. socialis united, living with others, from socius companion, probably originally follower, and … Etymology dictionary
butterfly — but|ter|fly [ˈbʌtəflaı US ər ] n plural butterflies ↑antenna, ↑wing [: Old English; Origin: buterfleoge, from butere ( BUTTER1) + fleoge fly ; perhaps because many types of butterfly are yellow, or because people believed that butterflies steal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
butterfly — but|ter|fly [ bʌtər,flaı ] noun * 1. ) count a flying insect with large colorful wings 2. ) count someone who keeps changing from one activity or person to another, and never stays long with any of them: She s such a social butterfly! 3. ) the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
butterfly — noun (plural butterflies) 1》 any of a large group of nectar feeding lepidopterous insects with two pairs of large, typically colourful wings, distinguished from moths by having clubbed or dilated antennae, holding their wings erect when at rest,… … English new terms dictionary
butterfly — but•ter•fly [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies, 1) ent any of numerous flying insects of the order Lepidoptera that are active by day, characterized by clubbed antennae, a slender body, and broad, often conspicuously marked wings 2) a person who… … From formal English to slang
