- chivvy chiv·vy
- fam tormentare
to chivvy sb into doing sth — tormentare qn perché faccia qc
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chivvy chiv·vy
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chiv|y — «CHIHV ee», verb, chiv|ied, chiv|y|ing, noun, plural chiv|ies. = chivvy. (Cf. ↑chivvy) … Useful english dictionary
chivvy — chiv•vy or chiv•y [[t]ˈtʃɪv i[/t]] chiv•vied or chiv•ied, chiv•vy•ing or chiv•y•ing 1) to chase; run after 2) to harass; torment • Etymology: 1775–85; perh. short for Chevy Chase, a 15th cent. English ballad … From formal English to slang
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
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
chivvy — /chiv ee/, v.t., v.i., chivvied, chivvying, n., pl. chivvies. chevy. Also, chivy. * * * … Universalium
chivvy — chiv·vy … English syllables
chiv — I. /tʃɪv/ (say chiv) noun Obsolete Colloquial the chin or jaw. Also, chivvy, chivy. {rhyming slang Chevy Chase face} II. /tʃɪv/ (say chiv) noun Chiefly British Colloquial a knife. {Romani} …
chivvy — Chivy Chiv y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled {chivvy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] Dickens.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chivy — or chivvy [chiv′ē] n. pl. chivies or chivvies Brit. a hunt; chase vt., vi. chivied or chivvied, chivying or chivvying 1. to fret; harass; … Universalium
chivy — or chivvy [chiv′ē] n. pl. chivies or chivvies Brit. a hunt; chase vt., vi. chivied or chivvied, chivying or chivvying 1. to fret; harass; nag 2. to manipulate … English World dictionary
