i.e. Corinthian Tom and Jerry Hawthorn, the two chief characters in Pierce Egan's Life in London, illustrated by Cruikshank. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
Waiting for Tom Long- i.e. a wearisome long time. The pun, of course, is on the word long. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tom RawTom Foolery A B C D E…
A tailor. “ `We rend our hearts, and not our garments.” - “ `The better for yourselves, and the worse for Tom Taylor', said the baron.” —Sir W. Scott: The Monastery, chap. xxv. Source:…
Thomas Rawlinson, the bootlegbooksc. (1681-1725.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tom Fool's ColoursTom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…
The griffin; applied at one time to a subaltern in India for a year and a day after his joining the army. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tom TailorTom Long…
A waterman. In allusion to the tug or boat so called, or to tugging at the oars. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Tom and JerryTom Tidler's Ground A B C D…
Tom Petersmanagement consultant, authorBorn: 1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Having cut his consulting teeth at McKinsey and Co. (1974–81), he then established his own firm, the Tom Peters…
Tom ArnoldBorn: 6/3/1959Birthplace: Ottumwa, Iowa Produced and appeared in hit television series Roseanne (1989–94), then played the title role in the series The Jackie Thomas Show (1992) and Tom (…
Tom Petty
folk/rock musician
Born: 10/20/1950
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida
Having begun playing guitar at 13 with an instrument his mother ordered through the Sears catalog, Petty went on…
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