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Sky
slang for pocket. Explained under the word Chivy (q.v.).
Sky
To elevate, ennoble, raise. It is a term in ballooning; when
the ropes are cut, the balloon mounts upwards to the skies. (See Skied.)
“We found the same distinguished personage doing his best to sky some
dozen or so of his best friends [referring to the peers made by
Gladstone].” —The Times, November 16, 1869.
If the sky falls we shall catch larks.
A bantering reply to those who suggest some very improbable or wild
scheme.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Sky from Infoplease:
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