exactamundo
Exactly.
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exactly the same
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Exaltation of the Cross
A feast held in the Roman Catholic Church on September 14th (Holy Cross Day), in commemoration of the victory over the Persians in 627, when Herac- lius recovered and restored to Calvary the cross that had been carried away by Khosroes the Persian.
example is better than correction
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
exasperate
To over-aspirate the letter H, or to aspirate it whenever it commences a word, as is commonly done by under-educated people who wish to show off their breeding. EXASPERATION does not refer to an omission of the aspirate.
excellento
excellent
except for
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
excess baggage
An unwanted or unnecessary person or thing
exchange contracts
to sign and swap formal agreements
exchange flesh
to fight or clash physically
exchange of contracts
A formal step in a property sale where buyer and seller commit to the deal
excise without duty being paid
This enables a merchant to re-export without financial complications, or to import in bulk and pay duty on part of the goods at a time as he requires them. Wines and spirits are some- times described as "bottled in bond" — i.e. bottled in H.M. warehouses, before there could be any adulteration.
excuse me
Used to politely get attention or apologize
exempli gratia
For the sake of example : abbreviated to "e.g." when used as the introduction to an example.
exes
Expenses. "Just enough to clear our exes."
exis-evif-gen
Six times five shillings, i.e., 30s. All moneys may be reckoned in this manner, either with YANNEPS or GENS. It is, however, rarely or never done.
exis-evif-yanneps
Elevenpence,—literally, "sixpence and fivepence = elevenpence." This mode of reckoning, distinct from the preceding, is only made by special arrangement amongst slangites, who wish to confound their intimates.
exit hole
The anus.
exit stage left
to leave quickly and quietly
Exon Domesday
A magnificent MS. on 532 folio vellum leaves, long preserved among the muniments at Exeter Cathedral, containing the survey of Wilts, Dorset, Somer- set, Devon, and Cornwall. In 1816 it was published by Sir Henry Ellis as a Supplement to Domesday Book (q v.).
Expectation Week
Between the Ascension and Whit Sunday, when the apostles continued praying "in earnest expectation of the Com- forter.
expended
Killed: alluding to the gunner's accounts, wherein the articles consumed are charged under the title of expended. Sea phrase.
expenny
expensive
expensive drunk
someone who spends a lot of money when intoxicated
experience in something
Skill or knowledge gained from doing something
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. (Ambrose Bierce)
Experience teaches us to replace youthful mistakes with new, often different ones in older age
Experimental Philosophy
Science founded on experiments or data, in contradistinction to moral and mathematical sciences; also called natural philosophy.
experto crede
Believe one who has had experience m the matter. The phrase is used to add significance or weight to a warning.
expose oneself
to reveal one's secret or private information
exposure to something
The state of being affected or influenced by something
express elevator
A rapid means of advancement or progress
extend one's hand
Offer help or friendship
extensive
Frequently applied in a slang sense to a person’s appearance or talk; "rather EXTENSIVE that!" intimating that the person alluded to is showing off, or "cutting it fat."
extra pair of hands
Additional help or assistance
extract the urine
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
extracted
Placed on the list of "ELEGANT EXTRACTS."—Camb. Univ.
Extreme Unction
One of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, founded on James v, 14, "Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the Church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
exy
Expensive.
eye
It's all my eye and Betty Martin. It's all nonsense, all mere stuff.
eye for an eye
Punishing someone in the same way they have punished others
eye of the beholder
Beauty is subjective and varies from person to person
eye of the storm
A calm period amidst a chaotic situation
eye sex
attractive and flirtatious eye contact
eye teeth
Supposed evidences of sharpness. A man is said to have, or have not, cut his EYE TEETH, according to possession or want of shrewdness.
eye up
To look at someone or something with interest or attraction
eye water
Gin. Term principally used by printers.
eye-sore
A disagreeable object. It will be an eye-sore as long as she lives, said by a limn whose wife was cut for a fistula in ano.
eyes and ears
A person who observes and listens carefully
eyes on the ground
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
eyes on the prize
Focus on the ultimate goal
eyes to the blind
A staff; perhaps in allusion to that given to Tiresias (q.v.) by Athene, to serve him for the eyes of which she had de- prived him.
eyewater
Gin.
ezekiei's cherub
It is the emblem of the priesthood, and was assigned to St. Luke Gy.v.) as his symbol because he begins his gospel with the Jewish priest sacrificing in the Temple.
éminence grise
A person who exercises power or influence behind the scenes.
em ngã chị nưng, chị ngã em bưng miệng
One person's mistake leads to another's trouble
em ngã đã có chị nưng
Younger siblings can rely on older siblings for help
Em như hoa gạo trên cây
A young and innocent person
em như hoa gạo trên cây Anh như một đám cỏ may bên đường. Lạy trời cho cả gió sương, hoa gạo rụng xuống, lại luồn cỏ may. Em liều một cái bánh bò
A romantic and poetic expression of longing and love
Én bay cao mưa rào lại tạnh
Good things come after a period of difficulties
Én bay thấp mưa ngập bờ ao
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.