sit bodkin
sit bodkin
obsolete To be squeezed tightly between two people while traveling, especially in a carriage. Pressed for time ahead of his appointment, the Duke was rather unceremoniously obliged to sit bodkin between the two daughters of his host.
See also: bodkin, sit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- ride bodkin
- carriage and pair
- carriage
- press (something) into (something)
- press into
- squashed (in) like sardines
- packed (in) like sardines
- packed in like sardines
- packed like sardines
- press onto