ass's bridge
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
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.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “ass's bridge” mean?
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.
Is “ass's bridge” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.