Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 páginas |
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... given situation who thinks he could do a better job of directing it than those actually in charge . Although the phrase armchair general did not come into popular usage until World War II , similar combination forms ( armchair ...
... given situation who thinks he could do a better job of directing it than those actually in charge . Although the phrase armchair general did not come into popular usage until World War II , similar combination forms ( armchair ...
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... given skill or talent . This phrase , common in the United States in the 19th century , is said to derive from the former practice of developing one's proficiency in the use of firearms by aiming at the spots on playing cards which had ...
... given skill or talent . This phrase , common in the United States in the 19th century , is said to derive from the former practice of developing one's proficiency in the use of firearms by aiming at the spots on playing cards which had ...
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... given to the chief criminals . ( William Hepworth Dixon , Royal Windsor , 1879 ) The phrase eventually came into more general use referring to any brief respite or short period of time . Thus “ to give short shrift " means to treat ...
... given to the chief criminals . ( William Hepworth Dixon , Royal Windsor , 1879 ) The phrase eventually came into more general use referring to any brief respite or short period of time . Thus “ to give short shrift " means to treat ...
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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