Long Friday
Good Friday was so called by the Saxons, probably because of the long fasts and offices used on that day.
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long fuse
Someone with a long fuse has a lot of patience and takes time to get angry.
long gallery
Throwing, or rather trundling, the dice the whole length of the board.
long green
Money, especially in large amounts
long hour
A period of time that feels longer than it actually is
long in coming
Taking a long time to happen or arrive
long in the tooth
Rather old.
long meg
A jeering name for a very tall woman: from one famous in story, called Long Meg of Westminster.
Long Meg and her daughters
In the neigh- bourhood of Pennth, Cumberland, is a circle of 67 (Camden says 77) stones, some of them 10 ft. high, ranged in a circle. Some seventeen paces off, on the south side, is a single stone, 15 ft. high, called Long Meg, the shorter ones being called her daughters.
Long Meg of Westminster
A noted virago in the reign of Henry VIII, around whose exploits a comedy (since lost) was performed in London in 1594.
Long Melford
A long, stocking purse, such as was formerly carried by country folk. In boxing, according to Isopel Berners, a Long Melford was a straight blow with the right hand. (Lavengro, Ixxxv.
long odds
Unfavorable or unlikely chances of success
long one
A hare; a term used by poachers.
long pork
Human flesh, especially when considered as food
Long Range Desert Patrol
A British military organization of volunteers in World War II who, in N. Africa, penetrated behind the enemy's lines to do as much damage as possible.
long row to hoe
A difficult task or challenge ahead
long run
a long period of time
long screwdriver
a person who interferes in others' business
long shanks
A long-legged person.
long since
Happened or was done a long time ago
long stomach
A voracious appetite.
long story short
to summarize or get to the point
long time
a significant period
long time no hear
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
long tongued
Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY.
long words
"Honorificabilitudinitatibus," fa.v.) has often been called the longest word in the English language; "quadradimensionality" is almost as long, and "antidisestabhsh- mentarianism" beats it by one letter.
long-ghost
A tall, thin, awkward person. Sometimes called "lamp-post."
long-headed
Far-seeing, clever, calculating.
long-hundred
A Billingsgate expression for 120 fresh herrings, or other small fish, the long-hundred being six score.
long-odds
The odds which denote that the man or animal laid against has, or is supposed to have, little or no chance.
long-shore butcher
A coast-guardsman.—Sea. All people who get their livings by the side of the Thames below bridge are called LONG-SHORE folk.
long-tailed beggar
A cat. The tale that hangs thereby runs thus:—A boy, during his first very short voyage to sea, had become so entirely a seaman, that on his return he had forgotten the name of the cat, and was obliged, pointing to puss, to ask his mother "what she called that ’ere LONG-TAILED BEGGAR?" Accordingly, sailors, when they hear a freshwater tar discoursing too largely on nautical matters, are very apt to say, "But how, mate, about that ’ere LONG-TAILED BEGGAR?"
long-tailed-one
A bank-note or "flimsy" for a large amount.
long-tails
Among shooters, are pheasants; among coursers and dog-fanciers they are greyhounds.
long-time listener, first-time caller
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
long-winded
A long-winded parson; one who preached long, tedious sermons. A long-winded paymaster; one who takes long credit.
longs
The latrine at Brasenose, so called because built by LADY LONG.—Oxford University.
longs-and-shorts
Cards made for cheating.
loo
For the good of the loo; for the benefit of the company or community.
looby
An awkward, ignorant fellow.
looey
lieutenant
loogan
A fool.
look after somebody
Take care of someone's needs and well-being
look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves
Taking care of small details will ensure the success of the larger whole.
look ahere
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
look and feel
The appearance and overall impression of something
look around
Examine one's surroundings
look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
look unhappy or disappointed
look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
look unhappy or disappointed
look askance
To view with suspicion or disapproval
look at somebody
Direct one's gaze at someone
look back at something
Think about something that happened in the past
look before one leaps
Think before acting impulsively
look before you leap
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
look before you leap
Consider well before you act. And look before you ere you leap, For, as you sow, you're like to reap.
look down on
To regard someone or something as inferior
look down one's nose
To regard someone or something with contempt or superiority
look down upon
To regard someone or something as inferior
look for
To seek.
look for a dog to kick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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