Yet that is where they will be if they do not pull their socks up.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The cover is worse than an actual picture of an old sock.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is understood that a similar campaign is being planned for pants and socks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The body armour is electronic and we have sensors in the socks that cover our feet.
The Sun (2012)
The ankle sock trend has given a whole new shelf life to sandals.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Wear woolly socks and put on a jersey.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They put you in like tennis gear with a headband and white shorts and socks.
The Sun (2010)
Pop on a pair of bed socks and leave on overnight.
The Sun (2010)
Slowly your plastic bag of odd socks swells.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Also shirts and socks are needed now.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Let me tell you something which will blow your socks off.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
The scriptwriters need to pull their socks up!
The Sun (2014)
He leaves the room and comes back with scissors and a handful of old white athletic socks.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Is the thrill of washing his socks so great that you have to pay council tax from the same address?
The Sun (2012)
Inside the sock was a foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He stands out from the crowd with his dyed red hair and knee-high socks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He wore neatly pressed shorts and a pair of knee-length socks.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To make a wind sock, bend a wire coat hanger into a circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Wear warm gloves, socks and shoes in the cold.
The Sun (2010)
Can anybody explain the recent of knee-high socks doing the rounds of street fashion blogs?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
DON'T Wear socks without pants or a shirt without pants.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I had a great big sock down there for six weeks.
The Sun (2013)
She embellished her knee-length socks and hotpants with what looked like a set of wind chimes dangling from her ears.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Word lists with
sock
articles of clothing, articles of clothing, Horse markings, sock
In other languages
sock
British English: sock /sɒk/ NOUN
Socks are pieces of clothing which cover your foot and ankle and are worn inside shoes.
...a pair of red socks.
American English: sock
Arabic: جَوْرَبٌ قَصِير
Brazilian Portuguese: meia
Chinese: 袜子
Croatian: sokna
Czech: ponožka
Danish: sok
Dutch: sok
European Spanish: calcetín
Finnish: sukka
French: chaussette
German: Socke
Greek: κάλτσα
Italian: calzino
Japanese: ソックス
Korean: 양말
Norwegian: sokk
Polish: skarpeta
European Portuguese: meia
Romanian: șosetă
Russian: носок
Latin American Spanish: calcetín
Swedish: socka
Thai: ถุงเท้า
Turkish: çorap
Ukrainian: шкарпетка
Vietnamese: tất
All related terms of 'sock'
sock in
to ground (an aircraft) or close (an airfield ) as because of fog
air sock
a truncated cone of textile mounted on a mast so that it is free to rotate about a vertical axis: used, esp at airports , to indicate the local wind direction
knee-sock
a type of sock that comes up to the knee
sock away
to save up
sock hop
an informal dance where participants dance in their socks , popular esp. in the 1950s among high-school students
tube sock
a stretchable sock in the form of a long tube with no shaped heel
ankle sock
a short sock coming up to the ankle
sock cymbal
→ high-hat
sock puppet
a simple puppet made from a sock and worn over one hand
slipper sock
a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear
sock it to
to make a forceful impression on
trainer sock
a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe , often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
to sock it to
If someone socks it to another person, they do or say something that makes a great impression on them.
windsock
a truncated cone of textile mounted on a mast so that it is free to rotate about a vertical axis : used, esp at airports , to indicate the local wind direction
put a sock in it
used to tell someone, in a rude way, to stop talking
Chinese translation of 'sock'
sock
(sɔk)
n(c)
袜(襪)子 (wàzi) (双(雙), shuāng)
vt
(inf)
to sock sb in the mouth/on the jaw猛击(擊)某人的嘴巴/下巴 (měngjī mǒurén de zuǐba/xiàba)
to pull one's socks up (fig) 加紧(緊)努力 (jiājǐn nǔlì)