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what's (all) this in aid of? Brit. — what s (all) this in aid of? Brit. informal what is the purpose of this? → aid … English new terms dictionary
aid — noun 1》 help or support. 2》 material help given to a place in need. 3》 historical a grant of subsidy or tax to a king. verb help in the achievement of something. Phrases in aid of chiefly Brit. in support of. what s (all) this in aid of? Brit.… … English new terms dictionary
what's … in aid of? — what s… in aid of? idiom (BrE) used to ask why sth is happening • What s all this crying in aid of? Main entry: ↑aididiom … Useful english dictionary
All-for-Ireland League — group portrait of five of its Independent Members of Parliament, in the Cork Free Press July 30th 1910. These are: Patrick Guiney (North Cork), James Gilhooly (West Cork), Maurice Healy (North east Cork), D. D. Sheehan (Mid Cork) and … Wikipedia
All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! — DVD volume 1 cover. 万能文化猫娘DASH! (Bannou Bunka Neko Musume DASH!) Genre Action, Comedy, Science fiction … Wikipedia
this — ♦ (The determiner is pronounced [[t]ðɪs[/t]]. In other cases, this is pronounced [[t]ðɪ̱s[/t]].) 1) DET: DET sing n/n uncount You use this to refer back to a particular person or thing that has been mentioned or implied. When food comes out of… … English dictionary
All Hallows' School — This article is about All Hallows School in Brisbane, Australia. For the school in Dorset, England, formerly called Allhallows School, see Allhallows College. For the college in Dublin, Ireland, see All Hallows College. All Hallows School French … Wikipedia
in aid of — (informal) 1. Intended to achieve 2. In support of • • • Main Entry: ↑aid * * * chiefly Brit. in support of; for the purpose of raising money for a concert in aid of Armenia * * * in aid of chiefly Brit : in order to help (something or someo … Useful english dictionary
This Is Spinal Tap — This article is about the film. For the soundtrack album, see This Is Spinal Tap (album). This Is Spinal Tap 2000 theatrical rerelease poster Directed by Rob R … Wikipedia
What the Rose did to the Cypress — is a Persian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Brown Fairy Book , with the note Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with some reservations, by Annette S. Beveridge.… … Wikipedia
Aid to the Church in Need — ( Kirche in Not in German, Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre in Italian) describes itself as an international pastoral aid organization of the Catholic Church, which yearly offers financial support to more than 8,000 projects worldwide. We try to help … Wikipedia
