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  • 101Sieben Bitten — Sieben Bitten, s. Vaterunser …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 102flea-bitten — /flee bit n/, adj. 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 4. (of a horse) having a light colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks. [1560 70] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 103hard-bitten — index obdurate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 104Boy bitten by a lizard — (1595 1596; London, National Gallery)    This work belongs to Caravaggio s early career and demonstrates the impact of Venetian art on his style. The sensuousness of the figure, with the shirt off the shoulder to reveal the soft skin, intense… …

    Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • 105Die Gentlemen bitten zur Kasse —   Dies ist der Titel eines mehrteiligen Fernsehfilms aus dem Jahre 1974 (Regie: John Olden und Claus Peter Witt), der von den so genannten Posträubern handelt, die in den 60er Jahren bei einem raffinierten Überfall auf einen englischen Postzug… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 106um gut(es) \(auch: schön(es)\) Wetter bitten — [Bei jemandem] gut Wetter machen; um gut[es] (auch: schön[es]) Wetter bitten   Diese umgangssprachlichen Wendungen knüpfen an »Wetter« in der heute veralteten Bedeutung »Stimmung, Gemütslage« an. »[Bei jemandem] gut Wetter machen« bedeutet… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 107flea-bitten — flea bit·ten .bit ən adj bitten by or infested with fleas …

    Medical dictionary

  • 108once\ bitten,\ twice\ shy — • burnt child dreads the fire • once bitten, twice shy proverb A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again. Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 109flea bitten — adj. covered with fleas or bitten by fleas; (Slang) cheap and shabby, worn and run down; (Zoology) having a pale flecked coat (describing a horse that has a white or gray coat with reddish brown flecks) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 110once bitten twice shy —    This is said by someone who has had an unpleasant experience which has made them more cautious.     I m never going to get married again. Once bitten, twice shy! …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions