English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hatches, matches and dispatches — (informal) Newspaper announcements of births, marriages and deaths • • • Main Entry: ↑hatch … Useful english dictionary
hatches — plural of hatch present third singular of hatch … Useful english dictionary
hatches, matches and dispatches — Noun. Births, marriages and deaths, usually in relation to newspaper columns … English slang and colloquialisms
Horton Hatches the Egg — … Wikipedia
Batten the Hatches — NOTOC Infobox Album Name = Batten the Hatches Type = studio Artist = Jenny Owen Youngs Released = 2005 (Canada) Recorded = Genre = Indie, folk rock Length = 37:03 41:07 (reissue) Label = Self released Nettwerk (reissue) Producer = Ronen Ben Codor … Wikipedia
batten down the hatches — If you batten down the hatches, you prepare for the worst that could happen to you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When you batten down the hatches, you prepare yourself for trouble or a forthcoming difficult period, like a ship… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To batten down the hatches — Hatch Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be under hatches — Hatch Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
batten down the hatches — If you batten down the hatches, you prepare for the worst that could happen to you … The small dictionary of idiomes
batten down the hatches — 1. To prepare for a crisis 2. Orig to secure the hatches on a ship against bad weather • • • Main Entry: ↑batten … Useful english dictionary
