pull caps

pull caps

To have an argument, especially in a way that lacks propriety. This now-outdated phrase was mostly applied to women and their head coverings. A: "What is all that commotion?" B: "I believe that Lady Judith and her sister are pulling caps in the sitting room."
See also: cap, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • make fish of one and flesh of another
  • work up to the collar
  • information, please
  • in soaped-pig fashion
  • wigs on the green
  • crystal set
  • a crystal set
  • not know B from a battledore
  • backdoor trot
  • backdoor trot(s)
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Summary: This report provides forecast and analysis of the ring pull caps market at the global level.
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Global Ring Pull Caps Market Offering Trends, Share, Size, Growth Until the End of 2028