"If you continue smoking like a chimney" the doctor told my uncle, "you'll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
smoke like a chimney — {v. phr.}, {informal} To smoke very heavily and continuously. * / If you continue smoking like a chimney the doctor told my uncle, you ll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer. / … Dictionary of American idioms
smoke like a chimney — {v. phr.}, {informal} To smoke very heavily and continuously. * / If you continue smoking like a chimney the doctor told my uncle, you ll wind up in the hospital with lung cancer. / … Dictionary of American idioms
smoke like a chimney — smoke tobacco incessantly * * * smoke like a chimney chiefly US informal : to smoke a lot of cigarettes, cigars, etc. She still smokes like a chimney despite warnings from her doctor. • • • Main Entry: ↑smoke … Useful english dictionary
smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney … The small dictionary of idiomes
smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Someone who smokes a large amount of tobacco on a regular basis is said to smoke like a chimney. My grandfather smoked like a chimney … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smoke like a chimney — in. to smoke a great deal of tobacco or other smokable substances. □ My uncle smoked like a chimney when he was living. □ Somebody who smokes like a chimney in a restaurant ought to be thrown out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Smoke like a chimney — Someone who smokes very heavily smokes like a chimney … Dictionary of English idioms
smoke like a chimney — chain smoke, smoke one cigarette after another, smoke a lot … English contemporary dictionary
smoke like a chimney — verb To smoke tobacco frequently … Wiktionary
chimney — chim|ney [ˈtʃımni] n ↑chimney, ↑gutter [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cheminée, from Late Latin caminata, from Latin caminus fireplace , from Greek kaminos] 1.) a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up… … Dictionary of contemporary English
