too dear
1Too Dear! — is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1897. It is a humorous account of the troubles of dealing with a criminal in the kingdom of Monaco.ynopsisAll is well in the kingdom of Monaco until a man commits a murder. The… …
2gold may be bought too dear — 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. 14 Well (quoth she) a man maie bie golde to dere. 1642 T. FULLER Holy State II. xxi. Fearing to find the Proverb true, That Gold may be bought too dear, they returned to their ships. 1889 J. LUBBOCK… …
3dear — [dɪə ǁ dɪr] adjective 1. especially BrE costing a lot of money; = EXPENSIVE: • I could never afford a house around here they re far too dear. 2. FINANCE BANKING if mo …
4Dear — (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Dearer} (d[=e]r [ e]r); superl. {Dearest} (d[=e]r [e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. de[ o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling}, {Dearth}.] 1. Bearing a… …
5dear — [[t]dɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ dearer, dearest, dears 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for. Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine... At last I am back at my dear little desk. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to… …
6dear — 1 interjection The phrases oh dear , dear oh dear , dear dear , and dear me are all used to show that you are surprised, upset, or annoyed because you have done something wrong, because something bad has happened etc. Oh dear is much more common… …
7dear — dear1 dearly, adv. dearness, n. /dear/, adj., dearer, dearest, n., adv., interj. adj. 1. beloved or loved: a dear friend. 2. (used in the salutation of a letter as an expression of affection or respect or as a conventional greeting): Dear Sir …
8dear — 1. adjective 1) a dear friend Syn: beloved, loved, adored, cherished, precious; esteemed, respected, worshiped; close, intimate, bosom, best Ant: hated 2) …
9dear — 1. adjective 1) a dear friend Syn: beloved, precious, close, intimate, bosom 2) her pictures were too dear to part with Syn: precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, sp …
10dear — see experience keeps a dear school gold may be bought too dear buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest far fetched and dear bought is good for ladies …
