Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 páginas |
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... American Slang , 1975 ) 2. best bib and tucker Finery ; Sunday- go - to - meeting clothes ; glad rags . Though now applied to the dress of ei- ther sex , the phrase originally and prop- erly described only that of women . Both items of ...
... American Slang , 1975 ) 2. best bib and tucker Finery ; Sunday- go - to - meeting clothes ; glad rags . Though now applied to the dress of ei- ther sex , the phrase originally and prop- erly described only that of women . Both items of ...
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... phrase is most often used adjectivally and is similar to the American Rube Goldberg . This " Heath - Robinson " jumble of wooden sheds , sluices , and water troughs looks ridiculous , yet it works all right . ( Discovery , November 1934 ) ...
... phrase is most often used adjectivally and is similar to the American Rube Goldberg . This " Heath - Robinson " jumble of wooden sheds , sluices , and water troughs looks ridiculous , yet it works all right . ( Discovery , November 1934 ) ...
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... America , is a rather dis- mal cry which resembles the laughter of a demoniac ; hence , the inception of this phrase to indicate one who has lost his wits . Of American origin , the expression has been in use since about 1840 . The next ...
... America , is a rather dis- mal cry which resembles the laughter of a demoniac ; hence , the inception of this phrase to indicate one who has lost his wits . Of American origin , the expression has been in use since about 1840 . The next ...
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Picturesque Expressions | 45 |
CONSTANCY | 140 |
COOPERATION | 146 |
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19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II