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Brewer's: Come to Pass
(To). To happen, to befall, to come about. “What thou hast spoken is come to pass.” - Jer. xxxii. 24. “It came to pass in those days that there went out a decree.” - Luke ii. 1. Source:…Brewer's: Pippa Passes
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. Some casual influence has dropped good seed, which has taken root and beareth fruit to perfection. The words are the title of a dramatic poem by…Brewer's: Passe Brewell
Sir Tristram's horse. Sir Tristram was one of the round-table knights. (History of Prince Arthur, ii. 68.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Passe-partoutPass…Brewer's: Passe-partout
A sort of picture-frame. The middle is cut out to the size of the picture, and the border or edge is embossed, so as to present a raised margin. The passe-partout and picture, being backed…Brewer's: Passing Bell
(The). It now means the bell tolled to announce the death of one who has died in the parish; but originally it meant the bell which announced that the person was in extremis, or passing…Brewer's: Passing Fair
Admirably fair. (Dutch, passen, to admire.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Passing RichPassing Bell A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Passing Rich
Goldsmith tells us in his Deserted Village, that the clergyman was “passing rich with 350.” “A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year.”Goldsmith:…Brewer's: Selling the Pass
This is a phrase, very general in all Ireland, applied to those who turn queen's or king's evidence, or who impeach their comrades for money. The tradition is that a regiment of soldiers…The Dyatlov Pass Incident
In February 1959, a group of experienced Soviet hikers vanished into the Ural mountains. When their bodies were found, the state of the hikers and the scene left behind confused all involved. How…Brees, Drew
(Encyclopedia) Brees, Drew (Andrew Christopher Brees)Brees, Drewbrēz [key], 1979–, American football player, b. Austin, Tex. At Purdue in 2000 he quarterbacked the Boilermakers to the Big 10…Trending
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