"John," the teacher said, "you can't just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions!"
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
any old way — in no particular order they ve dropped things just any old way … Useful english dictionary
any old way — Synonyms and related words: airily, any which way, anyhow, bunglingly, carelessly, casually, clumsily, cursorily, disregardfully, forgetfully, haphazardly, heedlessly, helter skelter, hit and miss, hit or miss, inattentively, inconsiderately,… … Moby Thesaurus
any old way — not in a particular way; carelessly … English contemporary dictionary
any old — Any, with connotations of indifference, lack of thought, etc (any old how without any special care; any old thing anything at all) • • • Main Entry: ↑any any old see under ↑any • • • Main Entry: ↑old * * * I see old … Useful english dictionary
any\ old\ how — • any old how • any old way adv. phr. informal Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. John, the teacher said, you can t just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions! … Словарь американских идиом
any old how — /[any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. * / John, the teacher said, you can t just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions! / … Dictionary of American idioms
any old how — /[any old way] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Doing something in a casual, haphazard, or careless way. * / John, the teacher said, you can t just do your homework any old way; you must pay attention to my instructions! / … Dictionary of American idioms
Any Old Iron (song) — Any Old Iron is old English Music Hall song written by Charles Collins, Fred Terry and E.A. Sheppard.The song was made famous by Harry Champion who sang it as part of his act and recorded it. LyricsJust a week or two ago my poor old Uncle… … Wikipedia
any (old) how — spoken phrase in a careless and untidy way Don’t just stuff your things into the drawer any old how. Thesaurus: in a careless or casual waysynonym untidy and messysynonym Main entry: any … Useful english dictionary
any old how — ˈany old how idiom (informal) in a careless or untidy way • The books were piled up all over the floor any old how. Main entry: ↑oldidiom … Useful english dictionary
