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Brewer's: Hand the Sail
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…Irish Proverbs
Many quips a strong man will make compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni A good beginning is half the work. You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Many hands make…Major Bouts, 1997-98: Light Heavyweights (175 lbs)
DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 4D. MichalczewskiNicky PiperTKO 8WBOHanover, GEROct. 4Ole KlemetsenCrawford AshleyKO 2—London, ENGNov. 29Montell GriffinVinson DurhamWu 10—Las VegasDec. 13D…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: U
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 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 Z U.S. Ubeda Udal Tenure Ugly Ugly as Sin Ugolino Uhlan Ukase Ul-Erin Ulania…Brewer's: Chatterpie
Same as chatterbox. The pie means the magpie. (Mag, to chatter.) (See Halliwell.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Chaucer of PaintingChatterhouse A B C D…Brewer's: Vamp
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.)…Brewer's: Maiden Town
i.e. a town never taken by the enemy. Edinburgh. The tradition is that the maiden daughters of a Pictish king were sent there for protection during an intestine war. Source: Dictionary…Brewer's: Pluck his Goose
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…Brewer's: Black Rod
i.e. “Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod,” so called from his staff of office- a black wand surmounted by a lion. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black Rood…Brewer's: Metathesis
A figure of speech in which letters or syllables are transposed, as “You occupew my pie [py],” instead of “You occupy my pew;” daggle-trail for “draggle-tail,” etc. Source: Dictionary of…Trending
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