eel
(iːl )
Word forms: eels
variable noun
An eel is a long, thin fish that looks like a snake.
Eel is the flesh of this fish which is eaten as food.
...smoked eel.
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Idioms:
slippery as an eel
used to describe someone whom it is very difficult to catch, or from whom it is very difficult to get the information that you want
His opponent in the boxing ring was as slippery as an eel, as cunning as a fox and as quick as lightning.
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Translations:
Chinese: 鳗
Japanese: ウナギ
- get a foothold
- get a foot in the door
- get a good press
- get a grip
- get a grip on something
- get a grip on yourself
- get ahead
- get a high
- get ahold of oneself
- get ahold of sb
- get ahold of sb/sth/ grab ahold of sb/sth
- get ahold of sth
- get airplay
- get a jump on
- get a jump on/get the jump on
- get a jump on someone
- getake the measure of sb
- getake the measure of sth
- get a laugh
- get a life
- get a life
- get a line on someone
- get along
- get a lot of stick
- get a move on