Rupees, annas, and pies, in India; corresponding to our s. d. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894R.I.PR A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…
i.e. furl it. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hand Down to PosterityHand over Hand A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y…
(A). A beating. (See Lamb-pie.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lamminin, Lamkin, LinkinLammermoor A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…
A Selection from the work of contemporaneous American poetsSelections made in 1919.ContentsForewordThe Road not taken (Robert Frost)Symbol (David Morton)Spring (John Gould Fletcher)"There will come…
i.e. J'ai failli (Lapsus sum I have failed), an omission or oversight in a law proceeding. There are several statutes of Jeofail for the remedy of ship or mistakes. Source: Dictionary of…
I'll pluck his goose for him. That is: I'll cut his crest, I'll lower his pride, I'll make him eat umble pie. Comparing the person to a goose, the threat is to pluck off his feathers in…
To vamp up an old story. To vamp is to put new uppers to old boots. Vampes were short hose covering the feet and ankles. (Perhaps the French avant-pied, the fore-part of the foot.)…
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