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like an overgrown child — like an overgrown child/schoolboy/schoolgirl/etc informal phrase looking or behaving like a child, although you are an adult Thesaurus: not sensible or reasonablesynonym … Useful english dictionary
like an overgrown schoolgirl — like an overgrown child/schoolboy/schoolgirl/etc informal phrase looking or behaving like a child, although you are an adult Thesaurus: not sensible or reasonablesynonym … Useful english dictionary
overgrown — o|ver|grown [ˌəuvəˈgrəun US ˌouvərˈgroun] adj 1.) covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way overgrown with ▪ The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back. 2.) when grass or plants are overgrown, they have grown … Dictionary of contemporary English
overgrown — adjective 1 covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way (+ with): The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back. 2 overgrown child/schoolboy/baby used to describe an adult who behaves like a child: Stop acting… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overgrown — adjective a) Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden. He spends so much money on new technology, hes like an overgrown schoolboy buying toys. b) (In the form An overgrown X… … Wiktionary
overgrown — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈɡrəʊn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn] adjective covered with plants that have been allowed to grow in an uncontrolled way • like an overgrown child/schoolboy/schoolgirl etc informal looking or behaving like a child, although you are an adult … English dictionary
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theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
