Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
Определение not enough room to swing a cat в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь
- (deyim) kıç kadar yer
- (deyim) göt kadar yer
- (deyim) avuç içi kadar yer
- ayak koymaya boş yer yoktur
- boş yerin olmaması
- avuç içi kadar
- çok darıskal oda
- nereninse basırık olması
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
Определение not enough room to swing a cat в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- very little space (available)
They had not space enough (according to the vulgar saying) to swing a Cat in.
not enough room to swing a cat
Расстановка переносов
not e·nough room to swing a catТурецкое произношение
nät inʌf rum tı swîng ı kätПроизношение
/ˈnät ēˈnəf ˈro͞om tə ˈswəɴɢ ə ˈkat/ /ˈnɑːt iːˈnʌf ˈruːm tə ˈswɪŋ ə ˈkæt/
Этимология
() Attested 1665, by which point already in common use; perhaps of naval slang origin. While it is frequently stated that the phrase is derived from cat-o’-nine-tails,For example, the cover of Not enough room to swing a cat: naval slang and its everyday usage, 2008, Martin Robson, features a cat-o’-nine-tails this latter term is only attested from 1695, and hence this idiom presumably derived from literally swinging a cat around, as by the tail., The Phrase FinderResimler
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