A - Z Database
A rhyming compound that means simply even i.e. nothing owed, or back to square one with no advantage to either party. Sometimes it can also mean neck-...
The catchphrase of PC Dixon played by Jack Warner in the British television series Dixon of Dock Green during the 1950s.
This is the translation of the French honi soit qui mal y pense the motto of the Order of the Garter, attributed to King Edward III in 1349.
In this metaphor, 'clouds' are problems or difficulties, and the 'silver linings' are the solutions or positive aspects to those problems or difficult...
Even the lowliest gets a chance for glory or success, an ancient proverb known to both the Greeks and the Romans, first appears in English c. 1539. Sh...
Every available method of achieving something or other, date from the early 19th century. Book here is used in the sense of a particular body of knowl...
To throw or commit everything but (or including) the kitchen sink at something or other, is to commit absolutely everything. According to Eric Partrid...
Jocular British students’ exclamation that means excellent; dates from the late 20th/early 21st century.
see Pardon/Excuse my French
see Another string to one one’s bow
see take the Mickey
Generally refers to women who are mouth wateringly good to look at, like a sweet or candy, an American expression from c. 1978. See also ear candy and...
This expression reflects the spirit of vengeance in the Old Testament in contrast with the spirit of turning the other cheek in the New. The source is...
see On the ball
An experience or event that gives one a better understanding or disclosure, in the sense of seeing it clearly with eyes wide open, is an Americanism d...