George Raft

George Raft

slang A draft of air. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "George Raft" rhymes with "draft." (George Raft was a US actor in the 1930s.) Primarily heard in UK. Can we switch seats? There's a George Raft over here, and I'm freezing!
See also: George, raft
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • Brahms and Liszt
  • half-inch
  • bottle and glass
  • a load of (old) cobblers' awls
  • bull and cow
  • cream-crackered
  • china plate
  • captain
  • a Captain Cook
  • elephant's trunk