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... late 19th century . The phrase enjoyed a brief surge of populari- ty during the late 1930s when a love bal- lad , I'll String Along with You ( 1937 ) was published . See string someone along , 286. PRETENSE . As long as you string along ...
... late 19th century . The phrase enjoyed a brief surge of populari- ty during the late 1930s when a love bal- lad , I'll String Along with You ( 1937 ) was published . See string someone along , 286. PRETENSE . As long as you string along ...
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... late odds on a race became known as chalk , and a bettor who watched the odds carefully hoping to catch a late ad- vantage in the odds became known as a chalk player . Other terms which devel- oped from this association were chalk horse ...
... late odds on a race became known as chalk , and a bettor who watched the odds carefully hoping to catch a late ad- vantage in the odds became known as a chalk player . Other terms which devel- oped from this association were chalk horse ...
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... late 17th century , alludes to young , newly gathered plums . Figura- tively , the term refers to that time in life when one has just achieved the first blush of adulthood . It is often heard negatively to symbolize the loss of youth ...
... late 17th century , alludes to young , newly gathered plums . Figura- tively , the term refers to that time in life when one has just achieved the first blush of adulthood . It is often heard negatively to symbolize the loss of youth ...
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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