- ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
- var: silly question, silly answerтой, хто ставить дурне запитання, отримує дурну відповідь
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ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
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ask a silly question and you get a silly answer — With allusion to PROVERBS xxvi. 5 (AV) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. c 1300 South English Legendary (EETS) 494 Ffor sothe thou axest as a fol, and swich ansuere me schul the yive. 1484 CAXTON Aesop… … Proverbs new dictionary
answer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. serve, suit, avail, do; atone (for). See sufficiency, atonement, answer. II Response Nouns 1. answer, response, reply, rescript; acknowledgment; rebuttal, riposte, rejoinder, return, retort;… … English dictionary for students
question — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies a civil question deserves a civil answer fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer there are two sides to every question … Proverbs new dictionary
ask — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer ask no questions and hear no lies if you want something done, ask a busy person … Proverbs new dictionary
answer — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer a civil question deserves a civil answer a soft answer turneth away wrath … Proverbs new dictionary
silly — see ask a silly question and you get a silly answer … Proverbs new dictionary
ask — [ æsk ] verb *** > 1 try to get information > 2 tell someone you want something > 3 expect something > 4 say you want something done > 5 invite someone to do something >+ PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ask — [[t]ɑ͟ːsk, æ̱sk[/t]] ♦ asks, asking, asked 1) VERB If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer. [V with quote] How is Frank? he asked... [V n n] I asked him his name... [V … English dictionary
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inquiry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Search for information Nouns 1. inquiry, enquiry; question, request; search, research, quest, pursuit; examination, test, intelligence test; review, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, probe; trial,… … English dictionary for students
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