Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - will-o'-the-wisp
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Will-o'-the-wisp
will-o'-the-wisp
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n. 1 a phosphorescent light seen on marshy ground, perhaps resulting from the combustion of gases. 2 an elusive person. 3 a delusive hope or plan. Etymology: orig. Will with the wisp: wisp = handful of (lighted) hay etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. блуждающий огонек 2. ненадежный человек 3. обманчивая надежда; недостижимая цель ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
(will-o’-the-wisps) You can refer to someone or something that keeps disappearing or that is impossible to catch or reach as a will-o’-the-wisp. N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n C usually singular 1 a blue moving light that can be seen over wet ground at night 2 someone that you can never completely depend on, or something that you can never achieve ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- 1661, earlier Will with the wisp (1608), from the proper name Will + wisp "bundle of hay or straw used as a torch." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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