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Brewer's: Quid pro Quo
Tit for tat; a return given as good as that received; a Roland for an Oliver; an equivalent. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Quid RidesQuid of Tobacco A B…Brewer's: Red Men
W. Hepworth Dixon tells us that the Mormons regard the Red Indians as a branch of the Hebrew race, who lost their priesthood, and with it their colour, intelligence, and physiognomy,…Brewer's: Tony Lumpkin
A young clownish bumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Too Many for [Me]Tontine A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Twist
(Oliver). A boy born in a workhouse, starved and ill-treated; but always gentle, amiable, and pureminded. Dickens's novel so called. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Vi'a Dolorosa
The way our Lord went to the Hall of Judgment, from the Mount of Olives to Golgotha, about a mile in length. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894VialVetturino A…Brewer's: Martext
(Sir Oliver). The hedgepriest in As You Like It (iii. 3). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MarthaMartello Towers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…Brewer's: Goldy
The pet name given by Dr. Johnson to Oliver Goldsmith. Garrick said of him, “He wrote like an angel and talked like poor Poll.” (Born Nov. 29, 1728; died April 4, 1774.) Source:…Brewer's: Goody Two-Shoes
This tale first appeared in 1765. It was written for Newbery, as it is said, by Oliver Goldsmith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Goody-goodyGoody Blake A…Brewer's: Grimwig
A choleric old gentleman fond of contradiction, generally ending with the words “or I'll eat my head.” He is the friend of Brownlow. (Dickens: Oliver Twist.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Brewer's: Bumble
A beadle. So called from the officious, overbearing beadle in Dicken's Oliver Twist. Bumbledom The dominion of an overbearing parish officer, the arrogance of parish authorities, the…Trending
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