every inch
Completely or totally
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Every Jack has his Jill
Everyone has a suitable partner
every last
everything without exception
every little bit helps
Small contributions can collectively make a significant difference
Every man for himself (and the Devil take the hindmost)
Each person must look out for their own interests
every man has a price
Everyone can be bribed or corrupted if offered enough money or incentive
every man has his price
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Every Man in his Humour
This name was probably suggested by Bobadilla, first governor of Cuba, who sent Columbus home in chains.
every man Jack
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Every man Jack of them
All without ex- ception, even the most insignificant. Shake- speare uses the word in the same sense in Cymbeline, ii, I — "Every Jack-slave hath his bellyful of fighting.
every man thinks his own geese swans
Everyone thinks their own things are the best
every maybe hath a may not be
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
every old nook and cranny
Every small and hidden part of a place
every pavan has its galliard
Every sage has his moments of folly. Every white must have its black, and every sweet its sour.
every picture tells a story
An image can convey a lot of information or evoke a particular narrative
every stick has two ends
Most issues have two opposing sides or viewpoints.
every tide has its ebb
Every situation has its decline or reversal
every time
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Every twentieth night St
Bridget was fabled to return to tend the fire. Part of the chapel still remains, and is called "The Firehouse.
every week
happening or done once a week
every which where
In many different places or directions
every woman Jill
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
every year
happening or done once a year
everybody and his brother
Almost everyone is involved or interested
everybody and their dog
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die
People want a desirable outcome without enduring the necessary difficulties or sacrifices.
everybody who is anybody
Important or famous people
everyone else
all people except the one or ones being referred to
everyone has their price
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
everyone's business is no one's business
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
everythang
everything
everything and the kitchen sink
including every possible thing or feature
everything but the kitchen sink
Everything.
everything comes to those who wait
Patience and waiting will ultimately lead to success or reward
everything in the garden is rosy
All is well and going smoothly
Everything is worth its price. (Strauss, 1994 p. 800)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
everything one touches turns to gold
Someone is very successful in all their endeavors.
everything one touches turns to shit
Someone's efforts consistently result in failure or disaster
eves dropper
One that lurks about to rob hen-roosts; also a listener at doors and windows, to hear private conversation.
evif-gen
A crown, or five shillings.
evil
A halter. Cant, Also a wife.
evil begets evil
Wrongdoing or evil actions lead to more evil consequences
Evil Eye
The alleged faculty of causing material harm by means of a glance; in rural England it is called "overlooking.
Evil May Day
The name given to the senous rioting made on May 1st, 1517, by the London apprentices, who fell on the
Evil Principle
See AHRIMAN. Of two evils, choose the least. See CHOICE.
evil twin
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
evlenet sith-noms
Twelve months. Generally known as a "stretch."
ewe
A white ewe; a beautiful woman. An old ewe, drest lamb fashion; an old woman, drest like a young girl.
ex cathedra
With authority. The Pope, speaking ex cathedra, is said to speak with an infallible voice — to speak as the successor and representative of St. Peter, and in his pontifical character. The words mean "from the chair'' — i.e. the throne of the pontiff — and are applied to all dicta uttered by authority, and ironically to self-sufficient, dogmatic assertions.
ex hypothesi
According to what is supposed or assumed; in consequence of assumption made.
ex libris
Literally, "from the (collection of) books." The phrase is written in the books or printed on the bookplate, and is followed by the name of the owner in the genitive. Hence, a bookplate is often called an ex libris.
ex luce lucellum
A gain or small profit out of light. It was originally said of the old window-tax, and when Lowe in 1871, proposed to tax lucifer matches, he suggested that the boxes should be labelled Ex luce lucellum.
ex officio
By virtue 9f office. As, the Lord Mayor for the time being shall be ex officio one of the trustees.
ex parte
Proceeding only from one of the parties; hence, prejudiced. An ex-parte statement is a one-sided or partial statement, a statement made by one side without modifica- tion from the other.
Ex pede Herculem
From this sample you can judge of the whole.
ex post facto
From what is done after- wards; retrospective. An ex post facto law is a law made to meet and punish a crime after the offence has been committed.
ex professo
Avowedly; expressly. I have never written ex professo on the subject. — GLADSTONE: Nineteenth Century, Nov., 1885.
ex prqprio motu
Of his (or its) own accord ; voluntarily.
ex uno omnes
From the instance deduced you may infer the nature of the rest. A general inference from a particular example; if one oak bears acorns, all oaks will.