[in store] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case of need; readyfor use or for some purpose.
If the electricity goes off, we havecandles in store in the closet.
The squirrel has plenty of nuts instore for the winter.
Compare: IN RESERVE, IN STOCK, ON HAND. 2.Ready to happen; waiting. — Often used in the phrase «hold in store»or «have in store».
What does the future hold in store for the boywho ran away?
There is a surprise in store for Helen when she getshome.
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- Перевод слова plentyPlenty — достаток; множество, очень Перевод слова I was plenty cautious — я был очень осторожен horn of plenty — рог изобилия a plenty of smoke — много дыма I was Plenty busy with other things. Я был очень занят другими вещами. We had Plenty to eat and drink. У нас было полно еды и ... Читать далее...
- Значение идиомы in stock[in stock] {adj. phr.} Having something ready to sell dr use; inpresent possession or supply; to be sold. The store had no more redshoes in stock, so Mary chose brown ones instead. Compare: IN STORE, ON HAND. Contrast: OUT OF STOCK....
- Значение идиомы case[case] See: BASKET CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES, COUCH CASE, GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS also GET DOWN TO CASES, IN ANY CASE, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF, VANITY CASE....
Значение идиомы in store