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In old bed-frames it is said that posts were placed in brackets at the two sides of the bedstead for keeping the bed- clothes from rolling off; there was also in some cases a staff used to beat the bed and clean it. In the reign of Edward I, Sir John Chichester had a mock skirmish with his servant (Sir John with his rapier and the servant with the bed-staff), in which the servant was accidentally killed.
Very slippery or elusive
at the moment something happens
at the earliest opportunity
Very strong. Horse is often used with intensive effect; as, to work, or to eat, like a horse.
Considered in that way or condition
in a straight line, without considering obstacles
The shortest route be- tween two given places. The crow flies straight to its destination. Cp. BEE-LINE.
Absolutely.
That is, not at all, holy water drives away the devil. The Latin proverb is, "Sicut sus amancmum amat" (as swine love marjoram).
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as much as anyone else
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Children often imitate their parents' behavior
A person's development is influenced by their early experiences
Changing one's opinion or behavior according to circumstances
without any prior preparation or expectation
In Marston's Jack Dt urn's Entertainment (1600) we read, "You are like a Banbury cheese, nothing but paring "; and Bardolph compares Slender to Banbury cheese (Merry Wives, i, 1).
The crown was too tight for hun to wear with safety.
regarding or concerning something
Troilus is meant by Shakespeare to be the type of constancy, and Cressida the type of female inconstancy.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
In addition to someone
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
done or dealt with at the same time as something else
Used to introduce a fact or situation that is already familiar
You must accept the consequences of your actions
Your actions will have consequences that you will have to endure
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
You will be rewarded or punished according to your actions
The school-children, accom- panied by the clergymen and parish officers, walked through their parish from end to end; the boys were switched with willow wands all along the lines of boundary, the idea being to teach them to know the bounds of their parish.
The first Wednesday in Lent, so called from an ancient Roman Catholic custom of sprinkling on the heads of penitents who had confessed that day the ashes of the palms that were consecrated on the previous Palm Sunday which themselves had been consecrated at the altar. The custom, it is said, was introduced by Gregory the Great.
Ashkenazi.
(John, LL.D.) New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols. 8vo. 1775.
They belonged to the Rhodian school, and lived about 300 B.C. The group represents Dirce bound to the horns of a bull by Zethus and Amphion, for ill-using their mother. It was discovered in the Baths of Caracalla in 1546, and placed in the Farnese palace, in Rome. It is now at the Museo Nazionale, Naples.
Asian flu
Expect an absurd response to an absurd inquiry
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Inquire about someone's health or well-being
To inquire with multiple people to gather information
Deserve or provoke something unpleasant
Request or demand something
To ask for something that is completely impossible to get
to express strong disagreement or refusal
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
It's best not to inquire about something if you don't want to hear an unpleasant truth
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
To ask several people for information or advice
Police.
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Not paying attention to responsibilities or duties
Don Cleofas, catching hold of his companion's cloak, is perched on the steeple of St. Salvador. Here the foul fiend stretches out his hand, and the roofs of all the houses open in a moment, to show the Don what is going on privately in each respective dwelling.
asleep
A city or urban area, especially one that is crowded and harsh
Anilingus.
to fall or move headfirst in a clumsy or hurried manner
See PONS ASINORUM. Well, well! honey is not for the ass's mouth. Persuasion will not persuade fools. The gentlest words will not divert the anger of the unreasonable.
Sycophancy.
Physical attack on someone