a camel is a horse designed by a committee
Too many people on one project can spoil it by having conflicting or inexperienced ideas.
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Too many people on one project can spoil it by having conflicting or inexperienced ideas.
A very large penis.
A very large penis.
To grin very widely.
Synonym of HM slave.
Having a large penis.
Having a particularly large penis.
To have a very strong physical effect.
(noun) camelid
A person who transfers stolen or defrauded money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically.
To smuggle (illegal drugs).
An intensifier used in the same contexts as it's on, bring it on, come on, go on, and other expressions using the word on, but to express greater emphasis.
The last in a line of unacceptable occurrences; the final tipping point in a sensitive situation.
Extremely stubborn
To be terrible, to be of extremely poor quality.
To be of very low quality.
A moose or large deer, especially a large white-tailed deer inhabiting swampy or lowland areas.
Talk incessantly.
To work very hard; to toil.
Something extremely difficult or impossible to accomplish
a small part of something that may lead to larger, unwanted consequences
"tuppence more and up goes the DONKEY," a vulgar street phrase for extracting as much money as possible before performing any task. The phrase had its origin with a travelling showman, the finale of whose performance was the hoisting of a DONKEY on a pole or ladder; but this consummation was never arrived at unless the required amount was first paid up, and "tuppence more" was generally the sum demanded.
An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.
Hard, tedious, and often menial work
Someone who is considered annoying or talkative
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A he, or jack ass: called donkey, perhaps, from the Spanish or don-like gravity of that animal, intitled also the king of Spain's trumpeter.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A small incident can cause a major crisis when added to existing problems
Not for a long time. The allusion is to the old tradition that one never sees a dead donkey.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to perform a task that is extremely difficult or unpleasant
The final event in a series that leads to a collapse or failure
To pile on one thing after another till at last the limit is reached and a catastrophe or break-down caused. The proverb is "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back." See STRAW.
To be pig-headed, obstinate like a donkey. Black is added, not so much to designate the colour, as to express what is bad.
To appropriate moneys committed to one's trust.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.