When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged. (DAI) — Когда банковского клерка увидели в новой, дорогой машине, сразу начались сплетни.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
tongues wag — phrase if tongues wag, people say unkind things about someone set/start tongues wagging: Leaving his car parked outside her house was bound to set tongues wagging. Thesaurus: expressions used when repeating your own or someone else s… … Useful english dictionary
tongues wag — if tongues wag, people say unkind things about someone set/start tongues wagging: Leaving his car parked outside her house was bound to set tongues wagging … English dictionary
tongues wag — {informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. * /If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ * /When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tongues wag — {informal} People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. * /If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag./ * /When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tongues\ wag — informal People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag. When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged … Словарь американских идиом
make tongues wag — See: TONGUES TO WAG … Dictionary of American idioms
make tongues wag — See: TONGUES TO WAG … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ tongues\ wag — See: tongues to wag … Словарь американских идиом
wag — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to shake your finger or head repeatedly, especially to show disapproval: wag your finger: “You naughty girl!” Mom said, wagging her finger at me. 2 if a dog wags its tail, it moves it repeatedly from one side to the other 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wag´ger — wag1 «wag», verb, wagged, wag|ging, noun. –v.t. 1. to cause to wag: »The dog wagged its tail. Her highborne turban d head she wags and rolls her darkling eye (Walt Whitman). 2. to move (the … Useful english dictionary
wag — See: TONGUES TO WAG or TONGUES WAG … Dictionary of American idioms
