- ˈstoop to sth
- phrasal verb
to do something that is bad in order to get what you want
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
ˈstoop to sth
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stoop to something — ˈstoop to sth derived to drop your moral standards to do sth bad or unpleasant • You surely don t think I d stoop to that! • stoop to something doing sth I didn t think he d stoop to cheating. Main entry: ↑stoopderived … Useful english dictionary
stoop — stoop1 [stu:p] v [: Old English; Origin: stupian] 1.) [i]also stoop down to bend your body forward and down ▪ We had to stoop to pass through the low entrance. ▪ Dave stooped down to tie his shoes. 2.) to stand with your back and shoulders bent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stoop — 1 verb (I) 1 also stoop down to bend your body forwards and down: The doorway was so low that Martin had to stoop to go in. 2 to stand with your back and shoulders bent forwards stoop to sth phrasal verb (T) to do something, even though you know… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stoop — [stuːp] verb [I] I to bend the top half of your body downwards • stoop to sth II noun [singular] stoop [stuːp] a way of standing or walking with your head and shoulders bent forwards and downwards … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stoop so low (as to do something) — stoop so ˈlow (as to do sth) idiom (formal) to drop your moral standards far enough to do sth bad or unpleasant • She was unwilling to believe anyone would stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman s finger. Main entry: ↑stoopidiom … Useful english dictionary
sink so low — stoop/sink/so low phrase to do something very unfair or dishonest Just how low is the government prepared to stoop in order to win votes in next month’s election? Thesaurus: to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: low * * * … Useful english dictionary
Liste der Biografien/Sto — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q … Deutsch Wikipedia
pick — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + PICK ▪ have ▪ She had her pick of the single men. ▪ take ▪ Which do you want? Take your pick. PHRASES ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sink — sink1 W3 [sıŋk] v past tense sank [sæŋk] past participle sunk [sʌŋk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in water)¦ 2¦(boat)¦ 3¦(move lower)¦ 4¦(fall/sit down)¦ 5¦(get worse)¦ 6 your heart sinks 7¦(lower amount/value)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
