Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 páginas |
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... ball probably came from a game such as tennis or baseball , where timing and concentration on the rapidly moving object are crucial . Have something on the ball is still used literally of pitchers with extraordinary control over the ...
... ball probably came from a game such as tennis or baseball , where timing and concentration on the rapidly moving object are crucial . Have something on the ball is still used literally of pitchers with extraordinary control over the ...
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... ball , bowling ball , pinball , etc. , by con- torting the body , without touching the object . This American expression , dating from the mid 1800s , probably has its roots in the game of billiards . In Ameri- can billiards English is ...
... ball , bowling ball , pinball , etc. , by con- torting the body , without touching the object . This American expression , dating from the mid 1800s , probably has its roots in the game of billiards . In Ameri- can billiards English is ...
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... ball in constant motion as they attempted to score points by getting it in the goal of the opponent . A variation is start the ball rolling . A related expression , keep the ball rolling , is probably also derived from bandy . It means ...
... ball in constant motion as they attempted to score points by getting it in the goal of the opponent . A variation is start the ball rolling . A related expression , keep the ball rolling , is probably also derived from bandy . It means ...
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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