Mrs. Brown has designs on my apple tree. I think she's going to cut off the part that hangs over her fence.
•Mary has designs on Bill. I think she'll try to date him.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
have designs on — To have plans to appropriate • • • Main Entry: ↑design * * * aim to obtain (something desired), typically in a secret and dishonest way he suspected her of having designs on the family fortune * * * have designs on 1 : to have a secret desire and … Useful english dictionary
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design — de|sign1 [ dı zaın ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the way that something is made so that it works in a certain way or has a certain appearance: Please note that the designs may vary from those illustrated. a completely new design of car It ll… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
design */*/*/ — I UK [dɪˈzaɪn] / US noun Word forms design : singular design plural designs 1) [countable/uncountable] the way that something is made so that it works in a certain way or has a certain appearance a completely new design of car Please note that… … English dictionary
design — de•sign [[t]dɪˈzaɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed): to design a new bridge[/ex] 2) to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully 3) to intend for a definite purpose: a scholarship… … From formal English to slang
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
design — de|sign1 W1S3 [dıˈzaın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(process of planning)¦ 2¦(arrangement of parts)¦ 3¦(pattern)¦ 4¦(drawing)¦ 5¦(intention)¦ 6 have designs on something 7 have designs on somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PROCESS OF PLANNING)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… … Universalium
time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim … Dictionary of contemporary English
typography — /tuy pog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of printing with type. 2. the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them. 3. the general character or appearance of printed matter. [1635 45; < NL typographia, equiv. to Gk týpo(s)… … Universalium
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
