present company excepted — British, American & Australian, humorous, American, humorous something that you say which means that the criticism you have just made does not describe the people who are listening to you now. People just don t know how to dress in this country,… … New idioms dictionary
present company excepted — spoken used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you Men are so stupid, she said, present company excepted! … English dictionary
present company excepted/excluded — used to say that a critical comment you have made about a group of people does not include the person or people you are with Men are such jerks–present company excepted/excluded, of course. • • • Main Entry: ↑present … Useful english dictionary
present company excepted — besides the people in attendance, besides those who are present … English contemporary dictionary
present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes … Dictionary of contemporary English
company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… … Combinatory dictionary
present — 1 / prezFnt/ adjective 1 be present a) to be in a particular place: How many people were present at the meeting yesterday? | small amounts of gas present in the atmosphere b) to be felt strongly or remembered for a long time: The memory of her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — adjective Paul /football/biology excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person, subject, or thing in a statement about something: We want every one at the meeting, David and Steven excepted of course. | History excepted,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — ex|cept|ed [ıkˈseptıd] adv sb/sth excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person or thing in a statement about something ▪ History excepted, Peter has made good progress in all subjects this term. →present company excepted at … Dictionary of contemporary English
