Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 sider |
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... Figurative use of this ex- pression dates from the mid 18th century and is based on an analogy to a ship lost at sea , having no bearings and out of sight of land . At sea can refer to a person or state of affairs . All adrift is an ...
... Figurative use of this ex- pression dates from the mid 18th century and is based on an analogy to a ship lost at sea , having no bearings and out of sight of land . At sea can refer to a person or state of affairs . All adrift is an ...
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... figurative level , the " territory " usually refers to one's area of responsibil- ity or realm of authority . The expression is often said of an upstart who prema- turely assumes authority or responsibili- ty delegated to someone else ...
... figurative level , the " territory " usually refers to one's area of responsibil- ity or realm of authority . The expression is often said of an upstart who prema- turely assumes authority or responsibili- ty delegated to someone else ...
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... figurative foot- steps he took along his pathway to suc- cess . You are obliged to follow the footsteps of your predecessors in virtue . ( Complaint of Scotland , 1549 ) A variation is walk in the footsteps . A similar expression ...
... figurative foot- steps he took along his pathway to suc- cess . You are obliged to follow the footsteps of your predecessors in virtue . ( Complaint of Scotland , 1549 ) A variation is walk in the footsteps . A similar expression ...
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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