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Brewer's: Nab-man
A sheriff's officer. (See Nab.) “Old Dornton has sent the nabman after him at last.” —Sir W. Scott: Guy Mannering (dramatised by Terry, ii. 3). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…Dead Man on Campus
Director: Alan Cohn Writers: Michael White and Michael Traeger Paramount; R; 90 minutes Release: 8/98 Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Lochlyn Munro, Randy…Brewer's: Friend of Man
Marquis de Mirabeau. So called from one of his works, L'Ami des Hommes (5 vols.). This was the father of the great Mirabeau, called by Barnave “the Shakespeare of eloquence.” (1715-1789…Brewer's: Gombeen Man
(The). A tallyman; a village usurer; a money-lender. The word is of Irish extraction. “They suppose that the tenants can have no other supply of capital than from the gombeen man.” —…Brewer's: Emergency Man
(An). One engaged for some special service, as in Irish evictions. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EmeuteEmergency A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Last Man
(The) Charles I. was so called by the Parliamentarians, meaning that he would be the last king of Great Britain. His son, Charles II., was called The Son of the Last Man. Last Man A…Brewer's: Fall of Man
(The). The degeneracy of the human race in consequence of the “fall” [or disobedience] of Adam, man's federal head. Adam fell, or ceased to stand his ground, under temptation. Source:…Brewer's: Fancy Man
(A). A cavalier servant or cicisbeo; one selected by a married lady to escort her to theatres, etc., to ride about with her, and to amuse her. The man she “fancies” or likes. Source:…Brewer's: Fast Man
(A) is one who lives a continual round of “pleasure” so fast that he wears himself out. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Fast and LooseFast Girl A B C D E…Brewer's: Heavy Man
(The), in theatrical parlance, means an actor who plays foil to the hero, such as the king in Hamlet, the mere foil to the prince; Iago is another “heavy man's” part as foil to Othello;…Trending
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