lazy beggar — lucky/lazy/cheeky/etc beggar british spoken phrase used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc Thesaurus: names used for talking to someone in a friendly waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
beggar — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who lives by asking people for food and money: There s been a huge increase in the number of beggars on London s streets. 2 lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar BrE spoken used to describe someone who you think is lucky, lazy etc, in … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beggar — beg|gar1 [ begər ] noun count someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food beggars can t be choosers INFORMAL used for saying that you have to accept anything that is offered to you, usually because you have no money or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beggar — I UK [ˈbeɡə(r)] / US [ˈbeɡər] noun [countable] Word forms beggar : singular beggar plural beggars someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food • lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar British spoken used in a friendly way for… … English dictionary
beggar — beg|gar1 [ˈbegə US ər] n 1.) someone who lives by asking people for food and money ▪ the beggars on the streets 2.) lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar BrE spoken used when speaking to or about someone you like ▪ How s Dave? The lucky beggar s in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lucky beggar — lucky/lazy/cheeky/etc beggar british spoken phrase used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc Thesaurus: names used for talking to someone in a friendly waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cheeky beggar — lucky/lazy/cheeky/etc beggar british spoken phrase used in a friendly way for describing or talking to someone you think is lucky, lazy etc Thesaurus: names used for talking to someone in a friendly waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Care of the Poor by the Church — Care of the Poor by the Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… … Catholic encyclopedia
you + nominal group — The commonest use of ‘you’ in vocative expressions is as an introductory word, followed by a nominal group. Such vocatives tend to be insulting, or reproachful, or mockingly so. At their simplest they are two word expressions such as ‘you… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
Earth, Sun, Moon — Infobox Album | Name = Earth, Sun, Moon Type = Album Artist = Love and Rockets Released = 9 September 1987 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock Length = 49:55 Label = Beggar s Banquet/Big Time Producer = Derek Guru Tompkins, Love and Rockets… … Wikipedia
King of Beggars — Infobox Film name = King of Beggars image size = 180px caption = King of Beggars DVD cover director = Gordon Chan David Lam producer = writer = Kin Chung Chan narrator = starring = Stephen Chow Cheung Man Ng Man Tat music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
