stuff
To make false but plausible statements, to praise ironically, to make game of a person,—literally, to STUFF or cram him with gammon or falsehood.
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To make false but plausible statements, to praise ironically, to make game of a person,—literally, to STUFF or cram him with gammon or falsehood.
to reject or refuse something
Eat excessively and greedily
To cheat by fraudulently adding votes
an impolite way to say goodbye or express annoyance
Extremely full after eating a large amount of food
A person who is excessively formal or pretentious
Completely full or satisfied, often with food
girlfriend
The flower of fermenting wine, used by vintners to adulterate their wines.
An obstacle or challenge that hinders progress
To go about speechmaking on politics or other subjects. Originally an Americanism applied to the lowest class of candidates for legislatorial honours, probably because they stood on a STUMP to address their audiences. Maybe, also, because their utterances were short and pithy. This latter reason would, however, hardly apply to our representatives of the STUMP class, "the Leaguers," who are, as a rule, as long-winded as they are illogical.
to travel from place to place making speeches
Bowled out, done for, bankrupt, poverty-stricken. From the cricketing term.
Outwitted; put down. A term borrowed from cricket.
Legs. To stir one's stumps; to walk fast.
An amputee who has lost a leg.
A first-rate person or article.
Feelings of great astonishment; "it put the STUNNERS on me," i.e., it confounded me.
Extremely.
A person's actions reveal their intelligence or character
very stupid
The fifth and last of the most ancient order of canters, beggars that rather demand than ask CANT.
style
Charming and sophisticated in manner
A subaltern officer in the army.
Under Jove; in the open air. Jupiter is the g9d of the upper regions of the air, as Juno is of the lower regions, Neptune of the waters of the sea, Vesta of the earth, Ceres of the surface soil, and Hades of the invisible or under-world.
Under judicial consideration, not yet decided or awarded in a court of law.
In metaphysics the Subject is the ego, the mind, the conscious self, the substance or substratum to which attri- butes must be referred; the Object is' an ex- ternal as distinct from the ego, a thing or idea brought before the consciousness. Hence subjective criticism, art, etc.
influenced or affected by something
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
Many people claim responsibility for a successful outcome, but few admit to a failed one
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
A person or situation that achieves great success
Used by the vulgar for SUCCESSIVELY: as three or four landlords of this house have been ruined successfully by the number of soldiers quartered on them. IRISH.
An expression of strong approval or agreement
used to give examples of something
Strong liquor of any sort. To suck the monkey; see MONKEY. Sucky; drunk.
A parasite, a flatterer of the "nobs."—University.
go away or leave me alone
to look unhappy or displeased
to do two things that are opposite or contradictory
to perform a task that is extremely difficult or unpleasant
to drink something quickly
to completely exhaust or drain something of its resources
to kiss passionately
to receive the worst or least desirable part of something
to deceive or cheat someone
to accept or endure something unpleasant
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
an offensive way to tell someone to leave you alone
an aggressive and offensive way to tell someone to leave or go away
a highly offensive expression of extreme anger or annoyance
Deal with that or accept it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
"to SUCK UP to a person," to insinuate oneself into his good graces.
A public-house.—Lingua Franca.
Any thing or object.