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Complexion, tint; "I’ve not seen the COLOUR of his money," i.e., he has never paid me any. In fortune-telling by cards, a diamond colour is the fairest; heart-colour, fair, but not so fair as the last; club colour, rather dark; spade colour, an extremely swarthy complexion.
Originally the senior non-commissioned officer of a military unit, who had charge of the regimental colours in the field. It is now a rank, bearing a sergeant's chevrons but carrying with it extra pay, and is awarded for special responsibilities greater than those of a sergeant but not sufficient to deserve warrant officer's rank. The equivalent in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, which, does not bear colours, is staff sergeant.
A man's neck. His colquarron is just about to be twisted; he is just going to be hanged. CANT.
One who lets horses to highwaymen; also a boy newly initiated into roguery; a grand or petty juryman on his first assize. CANT.
A murderous weapon, formed by slinging a small shot to the end of a rather stiff piece of rope. It is the original of the misnamed "life-preserver."
Laid short of the jack by a colt bowler, i.e. a person raw or unexperienced in the art of bowling.
Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf.
An old fellow who marries or keeps a young girl, is said to have a colt's tooth in his head.
A fine or beverage paid by colts on their first entering into their offices.
To comb one's head; to clapperclaw, or scold any one: a woman who lectures her husband, is said to comb his head. She combed his head with a joint stool; she threw a stool at him.
Examine carefully and thoroughly
Mortified, disgraced, "down on one’s luck."—See CUT.
Semen.
To come; to lend. Has he come it; has he lent it? To come over any one; to cheat or over reach him. Coming wench; a forward wench, also a breeding woman.
A slang verb used in many phrases; "Aint he COMING IT?" i.e., is he not proceeding at a great rate? "Don’t COME TRICKS here," "don’t COME THE OLD SOLDIER over me," i.e., we are aware of your practices, and "twig" your manœuvre. COMING IT STRONG, exaggerating, going ahead, the opposite of "drawing it mild." COMING IT also means informing or disclosing.
to make significant progress or improvement
To find or encounter something by chance
Meet or encounter someone by chance
Say that again, I didn't hear or understand.
become more interesting or exciting
to accompany or follow someone
Arrive and depart, often in a continuous flow of people or things
To fall into a state of chaos or disorder
to change one's opinion or attitude
Association with poor people can lead to poverty
To recover or become active again after a period of decline or inactivity
to descend or move downward
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to be reduced to a simple fact or decision
Return to reality after being overly optimistic or idealistic
be passed down through tradition or history
to be the most important thing
To publicly share information or reveal oneself
be of very poor quality
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Return to your house; to 'touch one's feelings or interest. I doe now publish my Essayes: which, of all my other workes, have been most currant : for that, as it seems, they come home to men's businesse and bosomes.— BACON: Epistle Dedicatory to the Essays, 1625.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Consequences of one's actions return to haunt them
To enter.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to arrive or start something with a lot of energy or intensity
A humorously scornful re- mark at one time made to one who was talking jionsense or behaving in a foolish manner.
To start existing or happening
To reach a stage of success or recognition
inherit or acquire money or property
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To pretend.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
originate or result from something
Mature.
encourages someone to hurry or to do something
to invite someone to visit one's home
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To become available or operational on the internet
to become publicly known or revealed
Said of a young woman after she has been presented at Court, or has entered into society as a "grown up" person. She "comes out into society.
Become known or resolved eventually
Become more confident and sociable
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
To openly reveal a secret or hidden aspect of oneself