- take a dislike to
- Contrast: TAKE A FANCY TO.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take a dislike to
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take a dislike to — Contrast: TAKE A FANCY TO … Dictionary of American idioms
take a dislike to — See: take a liking to … Idioms and examples
take against — TAKE A DISLIKE TO, feel hostile towards, view with disfavour, look askance at. → take * * * phrasal chiefly Britain : take sides against : oppose : feel dislike for or disapproval of nodded to the unknown guest; took against him Virginia Woolf… … Useful english dictionary
Dislike — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dislike >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dislike dislike distaste disrelish disinclination displacency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 reluctance reluctance Sgm: N 2 backwardness backwardness &c.(unwillingness) 603 … English dictionary for students
dislike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fixed aversion Nouns 1. dislike, distaste, disinclination; reluctance; backwardness (See unwillingness); repugnance, disgust, nausea, loathing; antipathy, aversion, enmity, hate, animosity, no love lost; … English dictionary for students
dislike — [[t]dɪ̱sla͟ɪk[/t]] dislikes, disliking, disliked 1) VERB If you dislike someone or something, you consider them to be unpleasant and do not like them. [V n] Liver is a great favourite of his and we don t serve it often because so many people… … English dictionary
dislike — I n. 1) to take a dislike to 2) to show a dislike for, of 3) an active, cordial, hearty, strong, violent dislike II v. 1) to dislike deeply, very much 2) (G) he dislikes going to the opera 3) (K) we dislike his hanging around with that crowd * *… … Combinatory dictionary
dislike — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of not liking sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, extreme, great, intense, real, strong, violent, visceral ▪ Several … Collocations dictionary
dislike — I UK [dɪsˈlaɪk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dislike : present tense I/you/we/they dislike he/she/it dislikes present participle disliking past tense disliked past participle disliked ** Other ways of saying dislike: not like to not have… … English dictionary
dislike — dis|like1 [ dıs laık ] verb transitive ** to not like someone or something: Philip thoroughly disliked her. He is widely disliked at every level of politics. dislike doing something: Cats dislike getting their fur wet. ─ opposite LIKE dislike… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
