take silk
take silk
To be appointed a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC), the highest-ranking position of a senior barrister in the British law system. Primarily heard in UK. Since taking silk, the honourable Thomas Jeffries, QC, has served the public and the crown most admirably.
See also: silk, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- counsel (someone) about (something)
- counsel about
- keep (one's) own counsel
- keep one's own counsel
- keep own counsel
- keep your own counsel
- ordinary
- in ordinary
- chip
- chips