(collar)

  • 41collar — See: HOT UNDER THE COLLAR, ROMAN COLLAR, SAILOR COLLAR …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 42collar — See: HOT UNDER THE COLLAR, ROMAN COLLAR, SAILOR COLLAR …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 43collar — See: hot under the collar, Roman collar, sailor collar …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 44collar — n, vb (to) arrest (someone). The noun form is a later coinage from the verb, meaning to catch , and the idiomatic expression to feel someone s collar , meaning to arrest them. Collar is another police jar gon term which has passed into general… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 45collar — I. n. 1. Neck band. 2. Neck harness. 3. Ring, fillet, belt, band, guard. II. v. a. 1. Seize by the collar or throat. 2. Put a collar on, fit with a collar, fillet, belt …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 46collar — {{#}}{{LM C09292}}{{〓}} {{SynC09518}} {{[}}collar{{]}} ‹co·llar› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Joya o pieza que se pone alrededor del cuello, como adorno o como insignia representativa de altos cargos o distinciones: • un collar de perlas.{{○}}… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 47collar — 1. tv. to arrest someone. (See also collared.) □ The cops collared her as she was leaving the hotel. □ The nark tried to collar Frank, but Frank moved away too fast. 2. n. an arrest. □ It was a tough collar, with all the screaming and yelling …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 48collar — col·lar || kÉ’lÉ™ n. part of a shirt that encircles the neck; band worn around the neck of a dog or other animal v. grab or grasp by the collar; take prisoner; catch; put a collar on …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49collar — 1. noun 1) a shirt collar Syn: neckband, choker; historical ruff, gorget, bertha 2) a collar around the pipe Syn: ring, band, collet, sleeve, flange 2. verb …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 50collar — / kɒlə/ noun 1. purchasing fixed minimum and maximum rates (‘floors’ and ‘caps’) of interest, dividends or repayments at the same time 2. ⇒ white collar COMMENT: If a company has money in variable rate investments and wants to protect its income …

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