- Chivvy along
- When I'm standing patiently in the checkout queue at Tesco I like to chivvy along the old ladies in front of me. If only they would stop fannying around andhurry up!
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Chivvy along
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chivvy — [c]/ˈtʃɪvi/ (say chivee) verb (chivvied, chivvying) –verb (t) 1. to harass; worry; nag. 2. British to chase; run after. –verb (i) 3. to scamper; race. –noun British 4. a hunting cry. 5. a hunt chase. –phrase …
chivvy — Chase. Hustle. Encourage. Keep up to the mark. Also chivvy along … A concise dictionary of English slang
chivvy — UK [ˈtʃɪvɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms chivvy : present tense I/you/we/they chivvy he/she/it chivvies present participle chivvying past tense chivvied past participle chivvied British to try to persuade someone to do something or to hurry… … English dictionary
chivvy — chiv|vy [ tʃıvi ] verb transitive BRITISH to try to persuade someone to do something or to hurry them, especially when they do not really feel like it: chivvy someone into (doing) something: She chivvied me into buying a bigger car. chivvy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chivvy — chiv|vy chivy [ˈtʃıvi] v past tense and past participle chivvied present participle chivvying third person singular chivvies [T] BrE informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Chevy Chase, place near the border between England and Scotland where a battle … Dictionary of contemporary English
chivvy — [[t]tʃɪ̱vi[/t]] chivvies, chivvying, chivvied VERB If you chivvy someone, you keep telling them to do something that they do not want to do. [BRIT] [V n into ing/n] There, the health care authority chivvies doctors into doing more preventive… … English dictionary
chivvy chivy — verb chivvied, chivvying (T) BrE to try to make someone do something more quickly, especially in an annoying way: chivvy sb along/up: Go and see if you can chivvy the kids up a bit … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
4th Infantry Regiment (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=4th Infantry Regiment caption=4th Infantry coat of arms country=USA type=Regiment branch=Regular Army dates=March, 1812 January 31, 1947; October 1, 1948 Present. specialization=Infantry command structure= size=Two … Wikipedia
chiv|vy — «CHIHV ee», verb, vied, vy|ing, noun, plural vies. –v.t. 1. to chase: »... clients who have just been chivvied abruptly out of their rightful train (Punch). She [the ship] came…with an armada of boats and aircraft to chivvy her along (Manchester… … Useful english dictionary
