What price [fame/success/victory etc.]? — something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make it possible? … New idioms dictionary
if you know what's good for you — if you know what’s good for you spoken phrase used for warning someone that they should do something if they do not want something bad to happen to them Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: good * * * if you know what … Useful english dictionary
what — W1S1 [wɔt US wa:t, wʌt] pron, determiner, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: hwAt] 1.) used to ask for information or for someone s opinion ▪ What are you doing? ▪ What subjects did you enjoy most? ▪ What colour is the new carpet? ▪ What s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
what — [hwut, hwät, wut, wät] pron. [ME hwat < OE hwæt, neut. of hwa, who < IE interrogative base * kwo , * kwe > WHERE, WHO, L qui, who what, Lith kàs, what, who] I as an interrogative: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.?: used to ask for… … English World dictionary
what — [ wat, hwat ] function word *** What can be used in the following ways: as a question pronoun (introducing a direct or indirect question): What do you want? Tell me what happened. as a relative pronoun (starting a relative clause that is subject … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
what's biting you — what s biting you, etc? What is the matter with you, etc?, what is annoying you, etc? • • • Main Entry: ↑bite … Useful english dictionary
what the devil … — what, where, who, why, etc. the ˈdevil… idiom (old fashioned) used in questions to show that you are annoyed or surprised • What the devil do you think you re doing? Main entry: ↑devilidiom … Useful english dictionary
What price fame? — What price [fame/success/victory etc.]? something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make… … New idioms dictionary
What price success? — What price [fame/success/victory etc.]? something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make… … New idioms dictionary
What price victory? — What price [fame/success/victory etc.]? something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make… … New idioms dictionary
What price ...? — What price [fame/success/victory etc.]? something that you say which means it is possible that the fame, success etc. that has been achieved was not worth all the suffering it has caused. What price victory when so many people have died to make… … New idioms dictionary
