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the adjective 1 my. Colloquial UK, 1838. 2 used in the formation of colloquial nicknames for places. Thus Alice Springs becomes 'the Alice'; Mount Isa becomes 'the Isa'; Cloncurry becomes 'the Curry'; Wollongong becomes 'the Gong' AUSTRALIA, 1883
See:- "I see," said the blind man
- (a little/bit) rough around the edge
- (a little/bit) rough around the edges
- (a)round the bend
- (a)round the clock
- (a)round the corner
- (all) great minds run in the same channel
- (all) in the family
- (all) the better for (something)
- (all) the better to (do something)
- (all) the world over
- (as) ancient as the hills
- (as) black as the ace of spades
- (as) black as the devil
- (as) black as the minister's coat
- (as) cocky as the king of spades
- (as) dead as a dodo
- (as) happy as a clam in butter sauce
- (as) happy as Larry
- (as) happy as the day is long
- (as) hard as the nether millstone
- (as) high as the sky
- (as) honest as the day is long
- (as) hot as the devil
- (as) hot as the dickens
- (as) old as the hills
- (as) plain as the nose on (one's) face
- (as) quiet as a mouse
- (as) quiet as the grave
- (as) silent as the dead
- (as) silent as the grave
- (as) swift as the wind
- (both) feet on the ground
- (but) not in the biblical sense
- (deep) in the weeds
- (deep) into the weeds
- (do something) or get off the pot
- (draw the sword and) throw away the scabbard
- (even) the best of friends must part
- (go) tell it/that to the marines
- (Has the) cat got your tongue?
- (I) don't believe I've had the pleasure
- (if the) truth be known
- (if the) truth be told
- (I'll) see you in the funnies
- (I'll) see you in the funny pages
- (I'll) see you in the funny papers
- (in) the devil
- (it's) Sydney or the bush
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- (I've) been under the weather
- (just) for the devil of it
- (just) for the fun of it
- (just) for the heck of it
- (let the) buyer beware
- (lone) voice in the wilderness
- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (not) the be-all and end-all
- (one) has to draw a/the line somewhere
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- (one's) autumn years
- (one's) butt is on the line
- (one's) finger on the pulse
- (one's) for the asking
- (one's) good deed for the day
- (one's) good deed of the day
- (one's) heart is in the right place
- (one's) moment in the sun
- (one's) nose is (always) in the air
- (one's) old stamping ground
- (one's) way out of a paper bag
- (one's)/the best bet
- (one's)/the main squeeze
- (open) confession is good for the soul
- (out) on the town
- (right) from the off
- (right) on the money
- (some score) from the East German judge
- (someone or something) from hell
- (something) is the new (something)
- (special) snowflake
- (straight) from the horse's mouth
- (that's) the nature of the beast
- (the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise
- (the) baby needs (new) shoes
- (the) best of (an odd number)
- (the) big bucks
- (the) clock is ticking
- (the) Dunkirk spirit
- (the) elephant in the corner
- (the) elephant in the room
- (the) fact is
- (the) good is the enemy of (the) best
- (the) good is the enemy of (the) great
- (the) last (one) heard
- (the) man of the moment
- (the) man/woman of the hour
- (the) next thing (one) knows
- (the) odd man out
- (the) odd one out
- (the) odds are (that)
- (the) odds are against (something)
- (the) right of way
- (the) same again
- (the) smart money is on (someone or something)
- (the) survival of the fittest
- (the) top of the line
- (the) woman of the moment
- (there's) no peace for the weary
- (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
- (there's) no rest for the weary
- (you) do the math
- (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
- 18-wheeler
- 3-on-the-tree
- 4-on-the-floor
- a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)
- a 10
- a babe in the woods
- a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- a bad rap
- a bad taste in (one's)/the mouth
- a bad taste in the mouth
- a banana hammock
- a bang in the arm
- a bean head
- a bear in the air
- a beggar on horseback
- a big fish
- a big fish in a small pond
- a big send-off
- a big shot
- a bird in the hand
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- a bit of the action
- a bit on the side
- a bite at the cherry
- a bite at/of the cherry
- a bite of the cherry
- a blast from the past
- a blight on the land
- a blot on the escutcheon
- a blot on the landscape
- a blot on your escutcheon
- a blow-by-blow account
- a blue funk
- a bolt from the blue
- a box on the ear
- a brass hat
- a bread-and-butter letter
- a bright idea
- a broken reed
- a budding genius
- a bum steer
- a bunch of fives
- a bundle of nerves
- A burnt child dreads the fire
- a busman's holiday
- a camel's nose (under the tent)
- a can of corn
- a candidate for a pair of wings
- a capful of wind
- a case of (something)
- a case of mistaken identity
- a case of the blind leading the blind
- a cat on a hot tin roof
- a change of scene
- a cheap skate
- a chicken in every pot
- a chill pill
- a chip off the old block
- a cigarette with no name
- a closed door
- a cloud on the horizon
- a cog in the machine
- a cog in the machine/wheel
- a cog in the wheel
- a coign of vantage
- a cold shower
- a confidence game
- a counsel of despair
- a counsel of perfection
- a country mile
- a crash course
- a cricket on the hearth
- a cry from the heart
- a crying need
- a crystal set
- a cut above
- a cut above the rest
- a dance card
- a dead cat on the line
- a deer in (the) headlights
- a deer in the headlights
- a devil of a job
- a devil of a time
- a dialogue of the deaf
- a difference of opinion
- a disaster of epic proportions
- a dog in the manger
- a doozy
- a drop in the bucket
- a drop in the ocean
- a drug on the market
- a dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
- a fair crack of the whip
- a fast one
- a feast for the eyes
- a field day
- a fight to the finish
- a fine-tooth comb
- a fire extinguisher
- a fish story
- a fish tale
- a flash in the pan
- a fleeting glance
- a flimflam artist
- a flutter in the dovecote
- a fly in amber
- a fly in the ointment
- a fly on the wall
- a fly on the wheel
- a foot in the door
- a free lunch
- a frosty one
- a ghost at the feast
- a gift horse
- a girl thing
- a golden opportunity
- a good five-cent cigar
- a good trip
- a goose egg
- a grand old age
- a hair in the butter
- a hair of the dog
- a hard bargain
- a hard head
- a hissy
- a hissy fit
- a hive of activity
- a holy stink
- a hunch
- a Jack the Lad
- a kick at the can
- a kick at the cat
- a kick in the balls
- a kick in the butt
- a kick in the face
- a kick in the head
- a kick in the pants
- a kick in the shins
- a kick in the teeth
- a kick up the backside
- a knife in the back
- a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
- a leap in the dark
- a leg in the door
- a lick with the rough side of the tongue
- a line in the sand
- a link in the chain
- a lion in the way
- a lot, not much, etc. in the way of something
- a lump in the throat
- a man is known by the company he keeps
- a man of God/the cloth
- a man of the people
- a man of the world
- a man/woman of the people
- a man/woman of the world
- a mill cannot grind with water that is past
- a monkey on (one's) back
- a mover and a shaker
- a nail in the coffin
- a new kid on the block
- a night on the tiles
- a numbers game
- a one-way ticket to (somewhere or something)
- a pain in the neck
- a parting of the ways
- a pat on the back
- a picture of
- a piece of the action
- a piece of the pie
- a piece/slice of the action
- a pillar of society
- a place in the sun
- a race against time/the clock
- a rare bird
- a reed before the wind lives on(, while mighty oaks do fall)
- a rift in the lute
- a roll in the hay
- a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
- a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
- a rough diamond
- a royal pain
- a rush of blood
- a sacred cow
- a second bite at the cherry
- a share/slice of the cake
- a shot across the bows
- a shot in the arm
- a shot in the dark
- a shot in the locker
- a shot/stab in the dark
- a sign of the times
- a skeleton in the closet
- a skeleton in the cupboard
- a skeleton in the cupboard/closet
- a slap in the face
- a slap on the wrist
- a slice of the cake
- a slip of the pen
- a slip of the tongue
- a slip of the tongue/pen
- a smack in the face
- a snack
- a snake in the grass
- a spanner in the works
- a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
- a stab in the back
- a stab in the dark
- a standstill
- a steady hand on the tiller
- a steal
- a step in the right direction
- a stick-in-the-mud
- a sting in the tail
- a stitch
- a stone cold fox
- a straw in the wind
- a tale never loses in the telling
- a thing of the past
- a thorn in your side
- a tiger by the tail
- a tip of the hat
- a toe in the door
- a touch of the sun
- a trip to the woodshed
- a turn of the screw
- a turn-up for the book
- a turn-up for the book(s)
- a turn-up for the books
- a variation on the theme of (something)
- a voice crying in the wilderness
- a voice in the wilderness
- a waiting game
- a walk in the park
- a warning shot across the bows
- a weak link
- a whole team and the dog under the wagon
- a wind of change
- a wind/the winds of change
- a window on the world
- a woman's place is in the home
- a word to the wise
- a word to the wise is enough
- a word to the wise is sufficient
- a/(one's) place in the sun
- a/one side of the picture
- a/one side of the story
- a/one side of the story/picture
- a/the black sheep
- a/the bright spot
- a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.
- a/the devil's advocate
- a/the feel of (something)
- a/the fly in the ointment
- a/the grand old age
- a/the grand old man
- a/the happy event
- a/the happy medium
- a/the honeymoon period
- a/the land of milk and honey
- a/the liar is not believed when he tells the truth
- a/the magic touch
- a/the man about town
- a/the monkey on somebody's back
- a/the new kid on the block
- a/the numbers game
- a/the parting of the ways
- a/the peace dividend
- a/the pecking order
- a/the prodigal son
- a/the race to the bottom
- a/the smoking gun
- a/the softly-softly approach
- a/the son of a gun
- a/the sword of Damocles
- a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one)
- a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
- a/the tipping point
- a/the turn of events
- a/the world of difference
- a/the/somebody's way of life
- abandominium
- abbreviated piece of nothing
- abe
- about the size of it
- above and beyond
- above and beyond the call of duty
- above suspicion
- above the curve
- above the fray
- above the law
- above the salt
- Absence makes the heart grow fonder
- absent-minded professor
- ace in the hole
- achieve the impossible
- Achilles' heel
- acid test
- acid test, the
- acknowledge (the) receipt of (something)
- acknowledge the corn
- across the board
- across the pond
- across the way
- act the fool
- act the goat
- act the maggot
- act/play the fool
- act/play the goat
- active shooter
- Adam Henry
- add fuel to the fire
- add fuel to the fire/flames
- add fuel to the fire/flames, to
- add fuel to the flame(s)
- add fuel to the flames
- add on
- addy
- adobe dollar
- advance the ball
- African golf ball
- African grape
- After a storm comes a calm
- after the dust has settled
- after the dust settles
- after the fact
- after the fashion of
- after the fashion of (someone or something)
- after the fashion of somebody/something
- after the Lord Mayor's show
- after the party is over
- after the style of
- after/when the dust settles
- against all the odds
- against the clock
- against the collar
- against the current
- against the grain
- against the grain, to go
- against the law
- against the odds
- against the run of play
- against the stream
- aggie
- ahead of the curve
- ahead of the game
- ahead of the pack
- ahead of/behind the curve
- a-hole
- aim for the sky
- aim for the stars
- Aim for the stars!
- ain't got the brains God gave a squirrel
- ain't got the sense God gave geese
- ain't it the truth
- Ain't it the truth?
- air bags
- air biscuit
- air guitar
- air hose
- air kiss
- airball
- alert the public
- all (the) one
- all along the line
- all along/down the line
- all cats are gray in the dark
- all cats are grey in the dark
- all corners of the earth
- all corners of the world
- all for
- all for the best
- all hands and the cook
- all hands to the pumps
- all hours
- all hours (of the day and night)
- all in a day's work
- all in the Kool-Aid and don't know the flavor
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