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Brewer's: Coq-a-l'ane
A cock-and-bull story; idle nonsense, as “Il fait toujours des coq-à-l'âne ”- he is always doing silly things, or talking rubbish. Il m'a répondu par un coq-à-l'âne —His reply was nothing…Brewer's: Make away with
(To). To squander; to put out of the way; to murder. The French verb défaire is used sometimes in a similar way; as, “Il tâcha de se défaire secrètement de ses pariers.” Make away with…Brewer's: Marivaudage
(4 syl.). An imitation of the style of Marivaux (1688-1763). He wrote several comedies and novels. “Il tombe souvent dans une métaphysique alambiqué [far-fetched, over-strained] pour…Brewer's: Words
Soft words butter no parsnips. In Scotland an excellent dish is made of parsnips and potatoes beaten up with butter. (See Butter.) Many words…Brewer's: Sycamore
and Sycomore. Sycamore is the plane-tree of the maple family (Acer pseudo-platanus, or greater maple). The sycomore is the Egyptian fig-tree (Greek, sukomoros, sukos, a fig). The tree into…Brewer's: Gleek
A game at cards, sometimes called cleek. Thus, in Epsom Wells, Dorothy says to Mrs. Bisket, “I'll make one at cleek, that's better than any two-handed game. ” Ben Jonson, in the Alchemist…Brewer's: Figaro
A type of cunning dexterity, and intrigue. The character is in the Barbier de Séville and Mariage de Figaro, by Beaumarchais. In the former he is a barber, and in the latter a valet; but…Brewer's: Figure
To cut a figure. This phrase seems applicable more especially to dress and outward bearing. To make a figure is rather to make a name or reputation, but the distinction is not sharply…Brewer's: Mortal
I saw a mortal lot of people- i.e. a vast number. Mortal is the French à mort, as in the sentence, “Il y aait du monde à mort. ” Legonidec says, “Ce mot [mort] ne s'emploie jamais au…1908 Olympic Cycling Results
Event Time 660 yards Track Victor Johnson, GBR Emile Demangel, FRA Karl Neumer, GER 100 km Track Charles Bartlett, GBR 2:41:48.6 Charles…Trending
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