purple patch

  • 1purple patch — A purple patch is a period of time when someone or something is successful and doing well …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 2purple patch — ► NOUN 1) informal a run of success or good luck. 2) a purple passage …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3purple patch — noun see purple passage * * * noun [singular] Brit informal : a period of good luck or success The team enjoyed a purple patch in the first half. * * * ˈpurple patch [purple patch] noun ( …

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  • 4purple patch — noun a) A period of excellent performance, where nearly everything seems to go right, work properly, and contrasting with a more general lower level of performance. The England team hit a purple patch just after half time, where they scored 3… …

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  • 5purple patch — /ˈpɜpəl pætʃ/ (say perpuhl pach) noun → patch (def. 20) …

  • 6purple patch — noun see purple passage …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7purple patch — noun 1》 Brit. informal a run of success or good luck. 2》 another term for purple passage …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 8purple patch — (British) period of time of good fortune …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9patch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 material over a hole VERB + PATCH ▪ have ▪ Her jeans have patches all over them. ▪ sew on/onto ▪ She wore a jacket with bright patches sewn onto it. PREPOSITION …

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  • 10Purple prose — This is an article about a literary term. For Purple Prose magazine, see Purple (magazine). Purple prose is a term of literary criticism used to describe passages, or sometimes entire literary works, written in prose so overly extravagant, ornate …

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