a load of (old) cobblers' awls

slang A bunch of nonsense. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "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' awls. Can you believe what they're making us do at work now? What a load of old cobbler's awls.

词组	a load of (old) cobblers' awls
释义	a load of (old) cobblers' awls a load of (old) cobblers' awls slang A bunch of nonsense. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "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' awls. Can you believe what they're making us do at work now? What a load of old cobbler's awls. See also: load, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a load of (old) cobblers cobbler iron poof Brahms and Liszt half-inch Jimmy Riddle bottle and glass north and south Jack Palancing bull and cow
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