a load of (old) cobblers

slang A bunch of nonsense. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "cobblers" is short for "cobblers' awls," rhymes with "balls" (testicles). Primarily heard in UK. Don't pay any attention to what she says, it's all a load of cobblers. Can you believe what they're making us do at work now? What a load of old cobblers.

词组	a load of (old) cobblers
释义	a load of (old) cobblers a load of (old) cobblers slang A bunch of nonsense. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "cobblers" is short for "cobblers' awls," rhymes with "balls" (testicles). Primarily heard in UK. Don't pay any attention to what she says, it's all a load of cobblers. Can you believe what they're making us do at work now? What a load of old cobblers. See also: cobbler, load, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: cobbler a load of (old) cobblers' awls iron poof Brahms and Liszt half-inch Jimmy Riddle bottle and glass north and south Jack Palancing bull and cow
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