Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
children should be seen and not heard — used to say that children should be quiet and well behaved • • • Main Entry: ↑child … Useful english dictionary
children should be seen and not heard — Originally applied specifically to (young) women. c 1400 J. MIRK Festial (EETS) I. 230 Hyt ys an old Englysch sawe [saying]: ‘A mayde schuld be seen, but not herd.’ 1560 T. BECON Works I. Bbb2 This also must honest maids provide, that they be not … Proverbs new dictionary
children should be seen and not heard — A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. A proverb. * /Your children should not argue so loudly. Haven t you taught them that children should be seen and not heard?/ … Dictionary of American idioms
children\ should\ be\ seen\ and\ not\ heard — proverb A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. Your children should not argue so loudly. Haven t you taught them that children should be seen and not heard? … Словарь американских идиом
Children should be seen and not heard. — something that you say which means that children should be quiet. I can t stand all that shouting. Children should be seen and not heard, in my opinion … New idioms dictionary
should — W1S1 [ʃəd strong ʃud] modal v negative short form shouldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(right thing)¦ 2¦(advice)¦ 3¦(expected thing)¦ 4¦(correct thing)¦ 5¦(orders)¦ 6¦(after that )¦ 7¦(possibility)¦ 8¦(imagined situations)¦ 9¦(request … Dictionary of contemporary English
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should — [ ʃud ] modal verb *** Should is usually followed by an infinitive without to : You should eat more fresh fruit. Sometimes should is used without a following infinitive: I don t always do everything I should. Should does not change its form, so… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Children of General Hospital — The following are characters from the American soap opera General Hospital who are notable for being the children of important characters. Contents 1 Recent characters 1.1 Emma Drake 1.2 Josslyn Jacks … Wikipedia
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