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see Tip someone the wink
see Don’t give a hoot/two hoots
Give up the ghost means to die. During the 1500s, ghost meant soul or spirit and this is the sense in which it is used in the King James Version of th...
US Navy and Marine Corps slang for a thingummy or gadget; dates from the early 1940s and the origin is unknown.
To give the glad eye is to give a friendly, interested glance, especially flirtatious, dates from the late 19th/early 20th century and is a companion...
Glad rags are party or special occasion clothes, with the obvious connotation of happy enjoyable occasions, originally an Americanism that dates from...
To have a glass jaw or chin is an expression usually used in boxing to describe a boxer who is particularly vulnerable to blows aimed at his jaw or ch...
The term global village is attributed to the Canadian writer and communication theorist Marshal McLuhan (1911-1980) in his book The Gutenberg Galaxy p...
A metaphor that means one is ready to dispense harsh treatment or criticism dates from the late 19th century with the allusion to bare-knuckle pugilis...
See Bundle
This is the famous catchphrase spoken by Clint Eastwood’s character, Police Inspector ‘Dirty Harry’ Callahan, in the movie Sudden Impact (1983). Calla...
see Banana/bananas
If something goes begging or a-begging it means that something or other is available, but generally not taken up. In other words, it is begging to be...
see Belly-up
An American catchphrase that means to make an all-out effort or none at all. The exact origin is not known but the sports of trick skiing and surfing...