अंग्रेज़ी किताबें जो «CUT OF SOMEONE'S JIB» से संबंधित हैं
निम्नलिखित ग्रंथसूची चयनों में
cut of someone's jib का उपयोग पता करें।
cut of someone's jib aसे संबंधित किताबें और अंग्रेज़ी साहित्य में उसके उपयोग का संदर्भ प्रदान करने वाले उनके संक्षिप्त सार।.
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Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions
To evaluate the cut of someone's jib is to size him up, to make a personal
estimate, to judge character and capabilities by appearance. In the days of
sailing ships, nationality and rigs could often be distinguished by their jibs. A
Spanish ship, for ...
Royal W. Connell, William P. Mack, 2004
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Flying by the Seat
of Your Pants: Surprising Origins
of ...
NAUTICAL TERMS Knock Seven Bells Cut of someone's jib If you don't like the
cut of someone's jib, you don't much like the look of them. The term is nautical:
the jib is the triangular-shaped sail found at the front of the boat. The jib was said
to ...
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The Little Book
of Clichés
These days you're quite likely to decide if you like the cut of someone's jib (or not)
by the quality of his, or her handshake. But did you know that ye olde sailors
developed a special kind of handshake, by which the 'shaker' could tell if the ...
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Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors
Jobs or tasks that are cut and dried don't have much flavor either. cut it — see cut
the mustard. cut of someone's jib, the. As sailors know, a jib is a sail set in the
triangular area between a mast and the forward part of the deck or the bowsprit.
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Oxford Dictionary
of English Idioms
... an abrupt end while they are at the peak of their abilities. the cut of someone's
jib the appearance or look of a person. a This was originally a nautical
expression suggested by the prominence and characteristic form of the jib (a
triangular sail ...
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Little Red Book
of Idioms and Phrases
... meetthe required standard Cut no ice Have no influence or effect The cut of
someone's jib The appearance or look ofaperson Cut yourteeth Acquire initial
practiceor experience of a particular sphere of activity or with a particular
organization ...
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Oxford Dictionary
of Word Origins
The cut of someone's jib is their appearance or expression. A jib is a triangular
sail set forward of the mast on a sailing ship or boat. Its proportions were variable
and the characteristic shape of a particular jib helped to identify a ship. Hence the
...
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Bloomsbury Dictionary
of Idioms
A skater with blunt blades makes no impression on the ice, and so makes little
progress. cut of someone's jib a person's general characteristics and style, and
how s/he performs. He's working for us for a trial period of six months; if we like
the ...
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The Oxford Dictionary
of Idioms
... cut much ice with Dover and he abandoned it. cut someone off (ordown) in
their prime bring someone's life or career to an abrupt end while they are at the
peak of their abilities. the cut of someone's jib the appearance or look of a person
.
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The Oxford Dictionary
of Phrase and Fable
Originally (in the early 18th century) a nautical phrase, meaning 'sever the anchor
cable because of some emergency and make sail immediately'. the cut of
someone's jib the appearance or look of someone. Originally a nautical
expression ...
«CUT OF SOMEONE'S JIB» पद को शामिल करने वाली समाचार सामग्रियां
इसका पता लगाएं कि राष्ट्रीय और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्रेस ने निम्नलिखित समाचार सामग्रियों के बारे में क्या चर्चा की है और इस संदर्भ में
cut of someone's jib पद का कैसे उपयोग किया है।
Two's Company: Brian Williamson and James Faulds
The traditional selection method would be just liking the cut of someone's jib, but we didn't necessarily need someone we liked; we needed ... «Telegraph.co.uk, अप्रैल 15»
iPhone gift-giving tips
... whether it's this holiday season or at some point in the future (birthdays, graduations, or just because you like the cut of someone's jib.) Still ... «Macworld, दिसंबर 08»