Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic DictionaryGale Research Company, 1985 - 770 sider |
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... position ; to manipulate or pull strings to gain a more favorable position . The allusion is to horse racing and the jockeys ' skillful maneuvering . The ex- pression is now frequently applied to any kind of competitive maneuvering al ...
... position ; to manipulate or pull strings to gain a more favorable position . The allusion is to horse racing and the jockeys ' skillful maneuvering . The ex- pression is now frequently applied to any kind of competitive maneuvering al ...
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... position , they will triumphantly declare that they have got the deadwood on him . ( Louise Clappe , The Shirley ... position . This expression is at- tributed to General Sherman , who in 1864 is said to have signaled this message to ...
... position , they will triumphantly declare that they have got the deadwood on him . ( Louise Clappe , The Shirley ... position . This expression is at- tributed to General Sherman , who in 1864 is said to have signaled this message to ...
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... position ; trapped , cornered , pressured , with no way out ; with equally undesirable alter- natives , hence no true choice at all . This relatively recent and seemingly prosaic phrase is often used in reference to one's financial ...
... position ; trapped , cornered , pressured , with no way out ; with equally undesirable alter- natives , hence no true choice at all . This relatively recent and seemingly prosaic phrase is often used in reference to one's financial ...
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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