Mind your own business. (Strauss, 1998 p. 719)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
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Mind your P's and Q's. or British: Mind your manners
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
mind's ear
The ability to imagine or recall sounds
mind's eye
The ability to visualize something in one's imagination
Minden Boys
The 20th Foot, now the Lancashire Fusiliers; so called from their noted bravery at Minden, Prussia, Aug. 1st, 1759, when the British and Hanoverian army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick de- feated the French.
mindy
Knife.
mine a-se on a bandbox
An answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is wanted, just as a bandbox would be if used for a seat.
mine uncle's
A pawnbroker's shop; also a necessary house. Carried to my uncle's; pawned. New-married men are also said to go to their uncle's, when they leave their wives soon after the honey moon.
miner's right
The Australian term for a licence to dig for gold — a formidable looking document, engrossed on parchment.
miners' canary
an indicator of potential danger or trouble
mines and minerals
Natural resources, especially those extracted from the earth
minikin
A little man or woman: also the smallest sort of pin.
minor clergy
Young chimney sweepers.
minor miracle
An unexpected and welcome event of small significance
mint
Gold. A mint of money; common phrase for a large sum.
mint condition
Perfect or pristine state, like new
mint sauce
Money.
mint sling
A mixed drink found in the U.S.A. as early as 1804. The Mint, a place where money is coined, gets its name from A.S. mynet, representing Lat. moneta, money.
minted
wealthy
minute gun
The firing of a gun once a minute, generally as a salute at a royal or state funeral.
mischief
A man loaded with mischief, i.e. a man with his wife on his back.
misery loves company
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Misfortunes never come singly. (14th century, Citatboken)
Bad things often happen together
mish
A shirt, smock, or sheet. CANT.
mish
A shirt, or chemise. From COMMISSION, the ancient cant for a shirt, afterwards shortened to K’MISH or SMISH, and then to MISH. French, CHEMISE; Italian, CAMICIA.
mish topper
A coat, or petticoat.
misprision of felony
Neglecting to reveal a felony when known.
misprision of treason
Neglecting to" disclose or purposely concealing a treasonable design.
miss
A miss or kept mistress; a harlot.
Miss Right
The ideal romantic partner for someone
miss the forest for the trees
Focus on details and neglect the overall situation
miss the mark
To fail to achieve or meet something
miss the memo
To be unaware of or uninformed about something
miss the wood for the trees
Focus on details and miss the overall picture
miss the woods for the trees
Focus on details and miss the overall picture
Miss Wrong
Someone who is not a good match or suitable partner
missing stair
A person whose behavior is so toxic it enables others to be toxic too
mission creep
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Mississippi Bubble
The French "South Sea Scheme," and equally disastrous. It was projected by the Scots financier, John Law (1671-1729), and had for its object the pay- ment of the National Debt of France, which amounted to 208 millions sterling, on being granted the exclusive trade of Louisiana, on the banks of the Mississippi. Inaugurated in 1717, it was taken up by the French Govern- ment, and in 1719 the shares were selling at forty times their original value.
mistake windmills for giants
Misjudge something as more powerful or threatening than it is
Mister Right
The ideal romantic partner for someone.
Mister Wrong
A romantic partner who is unsuitable or uncompatible
Mistress Roper
The Marines, or any one of them; so called by the regular sailors, because they handle the ropes as unhandily as
mists of time
A distant or forgotten past
mite
A nick name for a cheesemonger: from the small insect of that name found in cheese.
mitten
"To get the MITTEN" is, in Canadian slang, to be jilted.
mitting
applause
mix and match
Combine different things to create a unique combination
mix apples and oranges
Compare things that are not similar
mix it up
To vary or change something to make it more interesting
mix up
to confuse or combine things incorrectly
mixed bag
A collection of things with varying qualities or characteristics
mixed blessing
Something that has both positive and negative consequences
mixed herbs
a combination of different herbs
mixed message
A message that conveys conflicting ideas or signals
mixed picture
A situation with both positive and negative aspects
mizzle
A frequentative form of MIST in both senses; as applied to weather, it is used by John Gadbury in his Ephemeris in 1695—MISTY and MIZZLING—to come down as mist; while the other sense may be expressed as to fade away like a mist.
mizzler
Or RUM-MIZZLER, a person who is clever at effecting an escape, or getting out of a difficulty.
moab
A name applied to the turban-shaped hat which was some few years back fashionable among ladies, and ladylike swells of the other sex. From the Scripture phrase, "MOAB is my washpot" (Ps. lx. 8), which latter article the hat in question was supposed to resemble.—University.
moabites
Bailiffs, or Philistines.
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