Смысл: all-purpose

all-purpose[ʹɔ:l͵pɜ:pəs]
a
<Í> универсальный, широко применимый
all-purpose tractor - универсальный трактор
all-purpose cleaning liquid - универсальное моющее средство
all-purpose weapon - воен. универсальное оружие

purpose Идиома

at cross purposes

have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.

on purpose

intentionally I think that she spilled the drink on purpose.

serve the purpose

do the job, accomplish the task If you don't have an organ, a piano will serve the purpose.

accidentally-on-purpose

seemingly accidental but with veiled malice or harm

for the purpose of

with the object of； with the intention of为…目的
For the purpose of building our country into a great socialist state，all of us must work hard．为了把我国建成一个伟大的社会主义国家，我们一定要努力工作。
He came here for the purpose of collecting material for his research．他到这里来，目的是为了他的研究搜集资料。
He has gone abroad for the purpose of studying chemistry．他已经到国外去学化学了。
The yound man jumped into the river for the purpose of saving the drowning child．那个年轻人跳入河中为的是救落水的孩子。

to little/no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to little purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

to no purpose

of no avail毫无结果
He worked to no purpose．他只是徒劳而已。
We spoke to little or no purpose．我们说话作用不大或者毫无作用。

for all practical purposes

Idiom(s): for all practical purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

as might be reasonably expected; essentially.
• For all practical purposes, this is simply a matter of right and wrong.
• This should be considered final, for all practical purposes.

for all intents and purposes

Idiom(s): for all intents and purposes

Theme: ESSENTIALLY - BASICALLY

virtually; practically speaking. (Sometimes this expression has very little meaning. Fixed order.)
• He entered the room, looking for all intents and purposes as if he would burst into song.
• She said that for all intents and purposes she had completed her assignment.

at cross-purposes

Idiom(s): at cross-purposes

Theme: OPPOSITION

with opposing purposes; with goals that interfere with each other.
• We are arguing at cross-purposes. We aren't even discussing the same thing.
• Bill and Tom are working at cross-purposes. They'll never get the job done right.

answer one's purpose

Idiom(s): answer someone's purpose AND serve someone's purpose

Theme: SERVING

to fit or suit someone's purpose.
• This piece of wood will answer my purpose quite nicely.
• The new car serves our purpose perfectly.

serve one's purpose

To all intents and purposes

This means in all the most important ways.

talk at cross purposes

when two people don't understand each other because they are talking about two different things (but don't realise it): "We're talking at cross purposes here."

at cross purposes|cross purposes|purpose|purposes

adv. phr. With opposing meanings or aims; with opposing effect or result; with aims which hinder or get in each other's way. Tom's parents acted at cross purposes in advising him; his father wanted him to become a doctor; but his mother wanted him to become a minister.

on purpose|on|purpose

adv. phr. For a reason; because you want to; not accidentally. Jane did not forget her coat; she left it in the locker on purpose. The clown fell down on purpose.

to all intents and purposes|intents|purposes|to

adv. phr. In most ways; in fact. The president is called the head of state, but the prime minister, to all intents and purposes, is the chief executive.

accidentally on purpose

accidentally on purpose
see on purpose, def. 2.

cross-purpose

cross-purpose
at cross-purposes
having, or acting under, a misunderstanding as to each other's purposes

purpose

purpose
see at cross purposes; for all intents and purposes; on purpose; serve a purpose; to good purpose; to little purpose.

serve a purpose

serve a purpose
Also, serve one's or the purpose. Be useful, meet the needs or requirements, satisfy, as in I don't know why they've added all this information but it probably serves a purpose, or It often serves his purpose to be vague, or We don't have a spading fork but this shovel should serve the purpose. This idiom was first recorded in 1513.

to good purpose

to good purpose
To effective use, as in A donation to the homeless shelter will be put to good purpose. This idiom was first recorded in 1553. Also see to little purpose.

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to blame, be to burn to death to good purpose to hand to hell with to my mind to one's face

purpose Идиома

at cross purposes

on purpose

serve the purpose

accidentally-on-purpose

for the purpose of

to little/no purpose

to little purpose

to no purpose

for all practical purposes

for all intents and purposes

at cross-purposes

answer one's purpose

serve one's purpose

To all intents and purposes

talk at cross purposes

at cross purposes|cross purposes|purpose|purposes

on purpose|on|purpose

to all intents and purposes|intents|purposes|to

accidentally on purpose

cross-purpose

purpose

serve a purpose

to good purpose

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