DeviVs playthingsplaying cards. Devil's bonesdice. To be between the devil and the deep seato be faced with two dangerous situations, each of which is to be dreaded as much as the other. To be on the horns of a dilemmato be in such a position that it is difficult to choose which course to pursue.
Give a dog a bad name and hang himWhen once a person loses his reputation, he is likely to be blamed for the misdeeds of others. To be a dog in the mangerto prevent others from using what one cannot use himself; to be selfish. Dog cheapextremely cheap. Every dog has his daySooner or later, everyone has his share of good fortune. To be in the doldrumsto be in low spirits; to be out of sorts.
The Dolemoney given in charity, and also allowances to the unemployed in Britain. To dole outto give out in small quantities. To darken one's doorto pay a visit to one's house. Ups and downsvarying fortunes; changes and chances of life. Down and outpenniless, ruined. Draconian Legislationvery severe laws.
From Draco, an Athenian Legislator, whose laws were extremely severe. To draw the long bowto relate fantastic stories.
To draw the line atto refuse to go beyond a certain limit. To throw dust in one's eyesto try to deceive someone. Dutch couragebravery induced by alcoholic liquors. Eagle-eyequick to discover; very discerning. To set by the earsto cause strife or incite to quarrel. To eat one's wordsto apologise; to take back what one has said. A bad egga worthless person. To egg onto spur on to further action. Do not put all your eggs in one basketDo not stake all your money on a single industry.
Spread your t resources over a variety of transactions. A White Elephanta useless possession which is extremely expensive to upkeep. The Kings of Siam when they wished to ruin one of their Courtiers presented him with a White Elephant, an animal sacred in Siam. The cost of its upkeep was so ruinous that the wealth of the Noble soon dwindled away. At the eleventh hourat the last moment.
Give him an inch he'll take an ellHe will abuse his privilege and take great liberties. Etysian Happinessa state of perfect bliss. From Greek Mythology, Elysium, a region of perfect happiness whither the soul of the virtuous departed. At his wit's endutterly confounded. At the end of his tetherunable to proceed any farther. Odds and endsremnants.
To make both ends, meetto keep the expenses within the income. Without endeverlasting. A blot on the escutcheona disgrace on the reputation of a family. An Exodusthe departure of a large body of people. From the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses. An eye for an eyetit for tat; to return evil for evil; retaliate.
To keep an eye onto watch carefully. To see eye to eyeto be in complete agreement with the views of another. An eye-servantone who works only under supervision. Fabius Maximus, a Roman Consulj wore down Hannibal by refraining from engaging him in actual battle in the second Punic War. To save one's faceto avoid disgrace. The fairer sexwomen. Bad faithdishonest intentions.
In good faithwith honest intentions. A breach of faithto act contrary to what one had professed. To fall outto quarrel. To fall throughto fail. To fall uponto attack, To sail under false coloursto attempt to deceive. A feather in one's capan honour; a distinction.
Birds of a feather flock togetherPeople of similar tastes and dispositions crave each other's company. To feather one's nestto provide for the future. To show the white featherto show signs of cowardice. To sit on the fenceto remain neutral; to take neither side in a controversy. As fit as a fiddlein excellent health. To play second fiddleto take a subordinate position. To march in single. To have at one's finger-tipsto know thoroughly.
To set the Thames on fireto do something sensational or remarkable. Fire awayBegin; say what you want to say. To spread like wildfireto circulate of news with astonishing speed. A burnt child dreads the fireOne who has had a previous unpleasant experience is always scared of situations where such experiences are likely to be repeated.
A fish out of wateranyone in an awkward embarrassing situation. Other fish to frymore important business to attend to. This story is fishyThe truth of the story is doubtful.
All is fish that comes to his netHe is not over particular about propriety. By fits and startsspasmodically; not continuous; intermittently. To flare upto fly into a passion. A flash in the pana sudden, single success. To flog a dead horseto try to revive interest in something already stale and beyond hope of resuscitation. To carry one off his feetto cause one to be intoxicated with admiration. To foot the billto pay the bill. To put one's foot in itto get into trouble.
To put one's foot downto put a stop to. A foregone conclusiona decision arrived at beforehand. Hostages to fortuneone's wife and children. Foul playunfair dealing in a game; cheating. To take French leaveto go away from company without permission. To jump from the frying-pan into the fireto come out of one trouble and get into a worse.
To gain groundto make progress in any undertaking. To gain the upper handto have the advantage. To play to the galleryto endeavour to gain cheap popularity. To have the game in one's handto be certain of winning.
To play the gameto act fairly and honourably. A gargantuan appetitean enormous appetite. Francois Rabelais in his book " Gargantua and Pantagruel" narrates the adventures of two mythical giants. So great was Gargantua, that even when a babe a day old, 17, cows were required to furnish him with milk. To take up the gauntletto accept the challenge.
To throw down the gauntletto challenge. To run the gauntletto receive blows from all sides; to be criticised on all quarters. To give up the ghostto die; to cease trying. Do not look a gift-horse in the mouthDo not examine a gift too critically; do not criticise what is given for nothing; accept a gift for the sentiments which inspire it, and not for its value.
Those who live it: glass houses should not throw stones People who do not live blameless lives should not find fault with others. To strain at a gnat and swallow a camelto be over particular in small things and lax in more important issues. All that glisters is not goldThings are not always as attractive as they appear.
A good-for-nothinga worthless person. A good Samaritana friend in need. Luke X A wild-goose chasea vain attempt. To kill the goose that laid the golden eggto lose a valuable source of income through greed. To cut the Gordian knotto solve a difficult problem by adopting bold or drastic measures.
To grade upto improve the stock by crossing with a better breed. A Greek gifta gift given with some treacherous motive. He has a green eyeHe is jealous. To bring grist to the millto bring profitable business or gain. To split hairsto argue about trifles. From hand to handfrom one person to another. To take a person in handto undertake to correct a person of his faults; to discipline. To live from hand to mouthto spend all one's earnings; to make no provision for the future.
The verbatim reports of the proceedings of the British Parliament. The reports of the ordinance and proceedings of British Colonial Legislatures. Hard and fast rulesstrict rules. Hard of hearingalmost deaf. A die-hardone who yields a point only after a struggle. To run with the hare and hunt with the houndsto act treacherously; to play both sides. Back in harnessto resume work after a holiday. To die in harnessto continue at one's occupation until death. To harp on the same stringto refer repeatedly to the same subject.
More haste less speedWork done hurriedly is apt to be badly done, necessitating the job being done all over again. The overall time spent is usually more than if the job had been carefully done from the start. To hang up one's hatto make oneself comfortable in another person's home.
To pass the hat aroundto ask for subscriptions. Make hay while the sun shinesTake advantage of all opportunities. To seek a needle in a haystackto expend a great deal of energy over something trifling.
To keep one's head onto remain calm. Head: To lose one's headto be carried away by excitement. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crownRulers and other people in authority have no easy timetheir responsibilities weigh heavily upon them. Heart: To have one's heart in one's mouthto be afraid. His heart is in his bootsHe is a coward. Hector: To hector a personto bully someone.
Heels: To show a clean pair of heelsto run at a great speed. To take to one's heelsto run at great speed. Hermetically Hermetically sealedSealed closely and perfectly so sealed: as to exclude air.
To out-Herod Herodto outdo someone in a quality for which he is noted. On the high horsearrogant; affecting superiority. With a high handin a dictatorial or arbitrary manner. High-flown languagebombastic language. To pick holes into find fault with. To show the cloven hoofto reveal one's evil intentions.
To flog a dead horseto attempt to put life into a movement which is past all hopes of resuscitation; to make fruitless efforts. Tell it to the Horse Marinesan incredible story. To be in hot waterto be in trouble or difficulty. The darkest hour is nearest the dawnRelief is often just around the corner when things appear at their blackest. To eat humble pieto submit oneself to humiliation and insult; to apologise humbly; to take an inferior place. To break the iceto be the first person to begin; to prepare the way.
Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wiseIt is foolish to try to educate people who are happy to remain in their state of ignorance. To have too many irons in the fireto be attempting too many prospects at the same time. An iron-bound coasta coast surrounded by rocks. Strike while the iron is hottake advantage of favourable opportunities.
A Jezebela wicked, bold or vicious woman especially one who paints her face. From wife of Ahab, King of Israel. In a jiffyin an exceedingly short time. Cheek by jowlwith cheeks close together; close together. Next of kinnearest of blood relation. To give or pay in kindto give or pay in produce or commodities.
To kiss the bookto take an oath hi a court of law by touching the Bible with the lips. To kiss the dustto be defeated in battle; to be slain.
A carpet knighta soldier who has seen no active service. To kowtow to anyoneto act in a very servile manner. A laconic speecha. To look to one's laurelsto take care not to lose one's place; to guard against defeat by a rival.
To win laurelsto gain distinction or glory in a contest. To smell of the lampto show signs of strenuous preparation for an examination or a speech etc.
To go to lawto take legal proceedings. To take the law into one's handsto try to gain revenge or satisfaction by force, and without recourse to the law courts.
To take a leaf out of one's bookto imitate, to follow the example of another. To turn over a new leafto change one's mode of life or conduct for the better. Look before you leapthink before acting. To be on one's last legsto be on the verge of ruin. To stand on one's own legsto depend entirely on one's own resources; to be independent. To give the lie toto prove to be false.
A white Hean excusable untruth. Let sleeping dogs HeDo not recall matters which are likely to cause pain or grief or embarrassment to those concerned. To bring to lightto reveal, to disclose, to bring to public notice. To come to lightto become known.
To see the lightto understand; to be converted. To throw some light uponto explain. To make light ofto treat slightly; to disregard. A Lilliputiana pygmy; a very short person. Hard linesa hard lot, to be in an extremely unenviable position. To read between the linesto detect the hidden. To beard the lion in his dento defy a tyrant in his own domain; to resist openly one who is generally feared. To twist the lion's tailto insult or provoke the British Government or the British people.
Lock: Lock, stock and barrelthe whole of everything. Long: Before longsoon; in a short while. In the long runeventually. The long and short of iteverything summed up in a few words. Look: Look before you leapThink carefully before acting.
To look down uponto spurn, despise, or think someone inferior. Lurch: To leave in the lurchto desert someone still in difficulties. Machiavellian A policy in which any means, however unscrupulous policy: or treacherous, may be employed to achieve the end.
Malapropism: A grotesque misuse of words. From Mrs. Malaprop in Sheridan's " The Rivals ". Marines: Tell it to the marinesYou may be sure we think the story incredible. Mark: Not up to the marknot measuring up to a required standard. To make one's markto distinguish oneself; to succeed brilliantly. To be beside the mark, to be wide of the markto miss the point completely. Marriage: A Gretna Green Marriagea runaway marriage.
As Scottish marriage laws were less strict than English laws, eloping couples used to go to Gretna Green, a village in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, near the English border, to be married there. Martinet: A.
By all meanscertainly. By any meansin any way possible. By no meanson no account whatever. The laws of the Medes and Persiansunalterable laws. A Mercurial temperamentlight-hearted; fickle; flighty. A miss is as good as a mileThe result is the same whether a person just misses the mark he has aimed at, or comes nowhere near it.
In the arms of Morpheusasleep. To move heaven and earthto exert all efforts; to leave no stone unturned. Much of a muchnessalmost alike; practically the same. Nail the He to the counterExpose it publicly. To hit the nail on the headto mention the true facts of a case; to do the correct tln'ng. To look for a needle in a haystackTo begin a search for something with only a slim chance of success.
In the nick of timeat the right moment; just before too late. A stitch in time saves nineIf we give due attention to the little details of life, in the long run we will save ourselves from considerable time, worry and expense.
To lead by the noseto lead blindly. To turn up the noseto express contempt. To put one's nose into somethingto be unduly meddlesome.
Under one's noseunder one's close observation, A hard nut to cracka person difficult to convince; a problem difficult to solve. In a nutshellsummed up in a few words. To put in a nutshellto express in very concise terms; to say in a few words. To pour oil on troubled watersto make peace. To hold out the olive branchto ask for peace.
Out of sortsunwell. Out of temperangry. Out of the woodout of danger. To mind one's P's and Qsto be very particular about one's behaviour. In the old days in the Ale House the host used to mark up the pints and quarts consumed by his customers on the wall or a blackboard. It therefore behoved the customer to mind his P ints and Q uarts in order that he did not get overcharged.
To come to passto happen. To pass onto proceed. To pave the wayto facilitate. To pay the piperto pay the expense. Parthian Shota parting word; a sharp retort at the end of a conversation.
To cast pearls before swineto bestow good things upon people who cannot appreciate them. Infer a penny, in for a poundSince I am to attempt a little I might as well attempt a lot. To rob Peter to pay Paulto take what belongs to one person and pay another; to satisfy one person at the expense of another.
Petticoat Governmentto be under the rule of a female, especially a wife or mother. To pick to piecesto analyse critically. To buy a pig in a poketo purchase something on mere reputation and without examing it beforehand. To pin one's faith onto rely on. Pin moneya husband's allowance to his for wife dress. To put one's hand to the ploughto begin a task earnestly. To plough the sandsto labour uselessly. To plough a lonely furrowto hold a view opposed to all your associates; to pursue with determination an unusual course of action or branch of study.
To make a point of somethingto attach special importance to doing something. To the pointfit; appropriate; relevant. To pooh-pooh an ideato express contempt for an idea.
Any port in a stormWhen one is in great difficulty one looks for help from any quarter. To take pot-hickto share in a meal not specially prepared for guests. The proof of the pudding is in the eatingPeople are judged by their actions. To pull down a personto degrade or humiliate a person. To pull to piecesto criticise. To pull throughto pass an examination, or succeed in something after a great deal of difficulty.
To pull togetherto co-operate. To pull stringsto court the favour of highly placed officials in order to secure remunerative jobs or positions. To feel one's pulseto try to find out one's views or intentions. An empty purse, a light pursepoverty. A heavy pursewealth or riches.
To hold the purse stringsto have control of finance. To make a silk purse out of a sow's earto attempt to accomplish great things with inferior materials, Pyrrhic Victorya victory that is as costly as defeat. The Queen can do no wrongFor every official act of the Queen some Minister of Government is held responsible. To be in Queer Streetto be in an embarrassing position; to be in trouble.
Out of the questionnot worth discussing. To be on the qui viveto be on the look out; to be on the alert. To be quixoticto be extremely romantic, with very lofty but impractical ideals. It never rains but it poursGood fortune is usually the forerunner of great prosperity; similarly a streak of bad luck is just the beginning of great misfortune.
To be like a drowned ratto be soaking wet. To smell a ratto suspect something. Days of reckoningthe time when one will have to settle accounts, or to give some account of one's work. To break the recordto surpass all previous achievements hi competition,, especially in the field of sports. Red flagthe symbol of revolution.
To be caught red-handedto be caught in the very act of committing a crime. To draw a red-herring across the trailto turn attention from the real issue by irrelevant discussion. Red-letter daya memorable day; a day of great importance.
Red-tapea term used to describe the delay in attending to matters in Government Departments because of official routine and formality. To give rein toto allow a person to have his own way. To take the reinsto assume command.
Rome was not built in a dayIt takes time to accomplish anything really worthwhile. Rome was the capital city of the great Roman Empire. To know the ropesto be thoroughly acquainted with the particular situation. To rough itto put up with inconveniences and hardships.
Rough and readyhastily prepared, without neatness or adornment. Rough and tumblein a disorderly manner. To ride roughshod overto treat in a high-handed fashion. To win the rubberto win the majority of a given set of matches in a tournament, e. To cross the Rubiconto take a decisive step from which there is no turning back; to cast the die. Below the saltin the company of the less distinguished.
To take with a grain of saltto accept with doubt or misgiving. To be a good Samaritanto be kind and compassionate to someone in distress. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander The conditions are the same for all parties concerned.
To pay off old scoresto have one's revenge for an offence of long standing. To be between Scylla and Charybdisto be faced with two dangerous alternatives, so that escape from one will involve ruin from the other. To see daylightto begin to understand. To see redto be mad with anger. A dose shavea narrow escape. To take silkto become a Q. Queen's Counsel.
A skeleton in the cupboard, the family skeletona dreadful domestic secret. By the skin of the teethvery narrowly. To save one's skinto escape harm or injury. A snake in the grassan enemy who strikes under cover. A Spartan lifea life of extreme self-discipline, aimed at promoting health of body and mind. To call a spade a spadeto be brutally frank, outspoken, blunt in speech. Spick and spansmart and clean. To throw in the spongeto acknowledge defeat. To steal a march onto go ahead of; to go beforehand.
A rolling stone gathers no mossUnstable people never achieve anything worthwhile; people who cannot settle down to business are never successful. A month of Sundaysan indefinitely long period.
One swallow does not make a summerIt is unreliable to base one's conclusions on only a single test or incident. To turn the tablesto reverse the conditions. To turn tailto desert, to run away. To go off at a tangent. On the tapisunder consideration.
Tenterhooks: To be on tenterhooksto be in a state of suspense and anxiety. Thespian: Thespian Artthe art of tragedy or drama. Towel: To throw in the towelto acknowledge defeat. Triton: A triton among the minnowsa person who completely dominates all his fellows. Turtle: To turn turtleto overturn, to make a complete somersault. A bad excuse is better than none at all. A bad husband cannot be a good man.
A beggar can never be bankrupt. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A burnt child dreads fire. A cat may look at a king. A cheerful look makes a dish a feast A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
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