the eighty-eight

slang The piano. A reference to the eighty-eight keys of a piano. Tom got up and played an amazing tune on the eighty-eight. It was a classy place. The waiters were all in tuxedos and there was a woman in the corner playing on the eighty-eight the whole evening.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the eighty-eight

n. a piano. (Pianos have eighty-eight keys.) Sam can really beat the eighty-eight.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

Big Brother is watching you
four score and seven years ago
(jolly) good show
accompany (one) with (some instrument)
accompany with
ago
serve under
serve under (one)
have (one's) share of (something)
(that's) OK with me

References in periodicals archive

The eighty-eight note SS-100 Digital Ensemble Piano has a natural balanced advanced hammer action keybed, 128 General MIDI 3D instrument samples, a three-track sequencer, MIDI and one-inch analogue outputs, and for a limited time, a matching stand and bench.

Suzuki introduces new Digital Pianos

词组	the eighty-eight
释义	the eighty-eight the eighty-eight slang The piano. A reference to the eighty-eight keys of a piano. Tom got up and played an amazing tune on the eighty-eight. It was a classy place. The waiters were all in tuxedos and there was a woman in the corner playing on the eighty-eight the whole evening. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the eighty-eight n. a piano. (Pianos have eighty-eight keys.) Sam can really beat the eighty-eight. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: Big Brother is watching you four score and seven years ago (jolly) good show accompany (one) with (some instrument) accompany with ago serve under serve under (one) have (one's) share of (something) (that's) OK with me References in periodicals archive The eighty-eight note SS-100 Digital Ensemble Piano has a natural balanced advanced hammer action keybed, 128 General MIDI 3D instrument samples, a three-track sequencer, MIDI and one-inch analogue outputs, and for a limited time, a matching stand and bench. Suzuki introduces new Digital Pianos
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