I heard the shouting from the other side of the building. What was that in aid of?
A present! What's this in aid of?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
what's … in aid of? — what s… in aid of? idiom (BrE) used to ask why sth is happening • What s all this crying in aid of? Main entry: ↑aididiom … Useful english dictionary
Aid to the Church in Need — ( Kirche in Not in German, Aiuto alla Chiesa che Soffre in Italian) describes itself as an international pastoral aid organization of the Catholic Church, which yearly offers financial support to more than 8,000 projects worldwide. We try to help … Wikipedia
What's something in aid of? — What s (something) in aid of? British & Australian, informal something that you say when you want to know why someone has done something. I heard the shouting from the other side of the building. What was that in aid of? A present! What s this in … New idioms dictionary
What the Rose did to the Cypress — is a Persian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Brown Fairy Book , with the note Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with some reservations, by Annette S. Beveridge.… … Wikipedia
AID — 1 vt: to provide with what is useful in achieving an end conspiracy to counsel or aid draft resisters K. A. Cohen often used in the phrase aid and abet; see also abet vi: to be of use aided in the commission of the crime aid·er … Law dictionary
what's (all) this in aid of? Brit. — what s (all) this in aid of? Brit. informal what is the purpose of this? → aid … English new terms dictionary
Aid — For other uses, see Aid (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ade, Aide, AIDS, or Ayd. Aiding redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ayding. Aid received, per capita, in 2007, in $ of Official Development Assistance per person. Note… … Wikipedia
aid — 1 /eId/ noun 1 (U) help, such as money or food, given by an organization to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation: Aid is not getting through to the refugees. | in aid of (=in order to help): We re collecting money in aid of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
aid — aid1 W2S2 [eıd] n 1.) [U] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation ▪ Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area. ▪ convoys delivering… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Aid agency — An aid agency is an organisation dedicated to distributing aid. Many professional aid organisations exist, both within government (e.g. AusAID, USAID, DFID, EuropeAid, ECHO), between governments as multilateral donors (e.g. UNDP) and as private… … Wikipedia
