begging
31begging letter — /ˈbɛgɪŋ lɛtə/ (say beging letuh) noun a letter written with the purpose of asking for money …
32begging customs — see *display customs …
33begging the question — An argument which assumes as proved the very thing in issue …
34begging dance — noun see beggar s dance …
35Internet begging — Internet begging, cyber begging, or Internet panhandling is the online version of traditional begging, asking strangers for money to meet immediate and other needs (money, food, and shelter). Internet begging has the clear advantage to street… …
36go begging — phrasal : to be in little demand fish went begging when the cannery went out of business * * * go begging ● beg * * * (of an article) be available for use because unwanted by others half the apartments in New York go begging in the summer ■ (of… …
37go begging — {v. phr.} To be not needed or wanted. * /Many old homes in the city go begging./ * /Most of the apples on the market went begging./ …
38go begging — {v. phr.} To be not needed or wanted. * /Many old homes in the city go begging./ * /Most of the apples on the market went begging./ …
39question-begging — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : that involves the fallacy of petitio principii : that involves an assumption of something whose truth may be questioned question begging arguments question begging epithets compare beg vt 3b II. noun ( s) …
40To go a-begging — Beg Beg, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or cf. beghard, beguin.] 1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate… …
