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To be aware of, or awake to, any move—in this meaning, exchangeable with UP; "DOWN upon one’s luck," unfortunate; "DOWN in the mouth," disconsolate; "to be DOWN on one," to treat him harshly or suspiciously, to pounce upon him, or detect his tricks.
Unfair or unscrupulous, using any means to win
Beaten.
Worn out or run down, often financially or socially
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in or to the basement
completely defeated or unable to continue
Down in the mouth; in a melancholy state; with the mouth drawn down.
Unhappy.
Unhappy.
Out of spirits; dis- heartened. When persons are very sad and low spirited, the corners of the mouth are drawn down. Down in the jib is a nautical phrase of the same meaning.
In ill luck; short of cash and credit. Down on the nail. See NAIL.
Experiencing a period of bad fortune or misfortune
Short of cash and credit. He has the luck of the devil, or the devil's own Juck. He is extraordinarily lucky; every- thing he attempts is successful.
completely destitute or extremely poor
to be thrown away or discarded
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Lost or wasted, often due to unfortunate circumstances
at a future point in time
To fail or be wasted completely
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
completely wasted or lost
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Completely failed or lost
To have perfected a skill or activity through practice
An American rendering of the word entirely; as, "that suits me DOWN TO THE GROUND."
near the end of a process or project
Until the very last moment or deadline
Australia or New Zealand
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Your reckoning or quota, your money. See SCOT. As the fund of our pleasure, let us each pay his shot. BEN JONSON.
A sixpence; apparently the Gipsy word, TAWNO, "little one," in course of metamorphosis into the more usual "tanner."
A college at Cambridge, founded by the will of Sir George Downing (c. 1684-1749) (a grandson of the Sir George of Downing Street, <?.v.). The college was chartered in 1800, after much litigation. He also founded the chair occupied by the Downing Professor, the Professor of the Laws of England at Cambridge.
A name often given to the heads of the British Government collectively.
Very blunt, plain speaking, straightforward; like the Dunstable road (a part of the Roman Watirag Street), which runs very evenly from London and lias many long, straight stretches. Hence also the phrase Plain as the road to Dunstable. As Shakespeare says, "Plain as way to parish church.
Tothill Fields’ Prison.
The human genitalia.
Knowing or cunning; "a DOWNY COVE," a knowing or experienced sharper. Literally, a DOWNY person is one who is "DOWN to every move on the board." In Norfolk, however, it means low-spirited, i.e., DOWN in the mouth.
A lot, a great deal; "DOWRY of parny," lot of rain or water.—See PARNY. Probably from the Gipsy.
Vulgar pronunciation of DOUCEUR.
Men who profess to tell fortunes, and who, by the use of the divining rod, pretend to be able to discover treasure-trove.—Cornish.
She beggars, wenches, whores.
The female companion of a tramp or beggar. In the West of England, the women frequently call their little girls DOXIES, in a familiar or endearing sense. Orthodoxy has been described as being a man’s own DOXY, and heterodoxy another man’s DOXY.—Ancient Cant.
Poison.
A nasty, sluttish whore.
A vulgar or low woman.—Shakspeare.
An old mercantile phrase for a fictitious banknote or fraudulent bill.
To go on the drag; to follow a cart or waggon, in order to rob it. CANT.
A cart of any kind, term generally used to denote any particularly well-appointed turnout, drawn by a pair or four horses, especially at race meetings.
to move or work slowly
Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons.
to continue for too long
to do something with great difficulty or reluctance
To delay or procrastinate in taking action
to delay or procrastinate
To unfairly criticize or slander someone
Robbing carts, &c., by means of a light trap which follows behind laden vehicles. Cabs are sometimes eased of trunks in this way, though it is hard to say whether with or without the complicity of the cabmen.
The evening of a country fair day, when the young fellows begin pulling the wenches about.
A dirty, dissipated woman; a prostitute of the lowest class.