Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 sider |
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... face - to - face ; to oppose another boldly and openly on his turf ; to challenge . Sir Walter Scott used the expression in Marmion : And dar'st thou then , To beard the lion in his den , The Douglas in his hall ? ( VI , 14 ) 2. bell ...
... face - to - face ; to oppose another boldly and openly on his turf ; to challenge . Sir Walter Scott used the expression in Marmion : And dar'st thou then , To beard the lion in his den , The Douglas in his hall ? ( VI , 14 ) 2. bell ...
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... face to face ; in defiance or in spite of . This expression of unknown origin dates from the 13th century . The oldest examples of its use describe direct confrontation between two forces : A Hector , who no less desires to meet them in ...
... face to face ; in defiance or in spite of . This expression of unknown origin dates from the 13th century . The oldest examples of its use describe direct confrontation between two forces : A Hector , who no less desires to meet them in ...
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... face , a poker face ; to show no emotion ; to display a completely expressionless face . This American slang term , which is frequently used to characterize a comic ploy , has been in use since about 1830 . Pan in this phrase refers to the ...
... face , a poker face ; to show no emotion ; to display a completely expressionless face . This American slang term , which is frequently used to characterize a comic ploy , has been in use since about 1830 . Pan in this phrase refers to the ...
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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