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... King Henry , than King Henry had to overthrow King Richard . ( Francis Bacon , Henry VII , 1622 ) 11. have the ball at [ one's ] feet To be in a strategically advantageous position ; to be in the driver's seat . In the British game of ...
... King Henry , than King Henry had to overthrow King Richard . ( Francis Bacon , Henry VII , 1622 ) 11. have the ball at [ one's ] feet To be in a strategically advantageous position ; to be in the driver's seat . In the British game of ...
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... king of terrors This expression , a personification of death , is found in the Old Testament . His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle , and it shall bring him to the king of terrors . ( Job 18:14 ) Some optimistic people ...
... king of terrors This expression , a personification of death , is found in the Old Testament . His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle , and it shall bring him to the king of terrors . ( Job 18:14 ) Some optimistic people ...
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... king's horses and all the king's men can't make a couple get along on the screen ? ( TV Guide , March 24 , 1984 ) 5. all the world and his wife Every- body , especially everybody of important social position ; everyone without excep ...
... king's horses and all the king's men can't make a couple get along on the screen ? ( TV Guide , March 24 , 1984 ) 5. all the world and his wife Every- body , especially everybody of important social position ; everyone without excep ...
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19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II