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See POCKET. To fire one's pistol in the air. Purposely to refrain from injuring an adversary. The phrase is often used of argument, and refers to the old practice of duellers doing this when they wished to discharge a "debt of honour" without in- curring risks.
A penis.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
When the President of the U.S.A. refuses to ratify a Bill which has passed both Houses, he is said to pocket it.
Drunk; dumpy, short, and fat.
So Rochester called Dryden, who was very corpulent. Squad, Squadron.
That ideal justice which poets exercise in making the good happy, and the bad unsuccessful in their evil schemes.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Innate talent differs from developed skill
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A Dissenter, a fanatic, formalist, or humbug. So called from a well-known enthusiast of this name.
To stretch a point; to exceed some usual limit, to take a great stride. Breeches were usually tied up with points, a kind of short laces, formerly given away by the churchwardens at Whitsuntide, under the denomination of tags: by taking a great stride these were stretched.
Directly and straightforwardly, without hesitation or subtlety
A standpoint; a fulcrum; a position from which you can operate; a pre- text to conceal the real intention. Literally the point of support.
To blame or accuse someone
A person who leads or represents a group
An obligation which is binding because its violation would offend some conscientious scruple or notion of self- respect.
In an aeroplane flight, that point at which it is fust as safe, or close, to go forward as to turn back.
A person's perspective or opinion on something
To indicate or bring attention to something
To draw attention to something
To blame or accuse someone
to emphasize or draw attention to something
A person who writes malicious or insulting letters
A malicious or defamatory letter
Big with child: that wench is poisoned, see how her belly is swelled. Poison-pated: red-haired.
Something that appears desirable but is actually harmful or problematic
A blow with the fist: I'll lend you a poke. A poke likewise means a sack: whence, to buy a pig in a poke, i.e. to buy any thing without seeing or properly examining it.
A bag, or sack; "to buy a pig in a POKE," to purchase anything without seeing it. POKE was originally a pocket. Shakspeare says—
A long, straight, projecting bonnet, commonly worn by women m the •early 19th century, and still worn by Salvation Army lasses and old-fashioned Quaker women. Why it was so called is not clear — probably because it projects or pokes out.
To criticize or find flaws in an idea or argument
To interfere or meddle in someone else's business
to annoy or irritate someone extremely
to provoke or annoy someone
A sword. Fore pokers; aces and kings at cards. To burn your poker; to catch the venereal disease.
"By the holy POKER and the tumbling Tom!" an Irish oath.
An expressionless face charac- teristic of the good poker-player who assumes it to conceal from his adversaries any idea of what cards he may be holding.
Or SILVER POKERS, the Bedels of the Vice-Chancellor, who carry silver maces, and accompany him through the streets. They are also officers of his court.—University.
Slow.
Jail.
Confined or cramped; "that corner is POKY and narrow." Housewives describe a small uncomfortable room as "a POKY hole." Saxon, POKE, a sack.
He is like a rope-dancer's polo, lead at both ends; a saying of a stupid sluggish fellow.
A person who performs fellatio.
Completely different in opinion or character
a law enforcement official
A building where police officers work and operate
A fly—more especially the kind known as "blue bottle." Also, among the dangerous classes, a man who is unworthy of confidence, a sneak or mean fellow.
A policy of petty annoy- ances. The term came into prominence during the strained relations between England and France in 1898, and is an Anghcization of the very much older French phrase, un coup tfepingle.
To polish the king's iron with one's eyebrows; to be in gaol, and look through the iron grated windows. To polish a bone; to eat a meal. Come and polish a bone with me; come and eat a dinner or supper with me.
to try to improve something that is fundamentally bad or useless
The territory given to Poland by the Treaty of Versailles to enable her to have access to the Baltic Sea. It followed roughly the line of the Vistula and reached the sea to the west of Danzig (declared a free city) and the port of Gdynia was built by Poland for her commerce. The Corridor cut off East Prussia from the rest of Germany and was one of the causes of irritation which eventually led to World War II.
to finish or complete something quickly
To finish out of hand. In allusion to articles polished. I'll polish him off in no time.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A courteous but untrue statement
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
Science of the production, distribution, and management of wealth, especially as dealing with the principles where- by the revenues and resources of a nation are made the most of.
The freedom of a nation from any unjust abridgment of its rights and independence; the right to participate in political elections and civil offices, and to have a voice in the administration of the laws under which one lives.
Avoiding language or behavior that may offend certain groups
Unlikely individuals or groups form alliances due to shared interests