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Brewer's: Maut gets abune the Meal
(The). malt liquor or drink gets more potent than the food eaten- that is, when meu get heady or boosy. “If the maut gets abune the meal with you, it is time for me to take myself away;…Brewer's: Letter of Uriah
(2 Sam. xi. 14). A treacherous letter of friendship, but in reality a death-warrant. (See Bellerophon.) “However, sir, here is a guarantee. Look at its contents: I do not again carry the…Brewer's: Gif Gaff
Give and take, good turn for good turn. “I have pledged my word for your safety, and you must give me yours to be private in the matter—giff gaff, you know.” —SirW.Scott: Redgauntlet, chap…Brewer's: Downright Dunstable
Very blunt, plain speaking. The present town of Dunstable is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, in Bedfordshire. There was somewhere about the same site a Roman station called Magionium or…Brewer's: King Over the Water
(The). The Young Pretender, or Chevalier Charles Edward. “My father so far compromised his loyalty as to announce merely `The king,' as his first toast after dinner, instead of the…Brewer's: Knights of the Rainbow
Flunkeys; so called from their gorgeous liveries. “The servants who attended them contradicted the inferences to be drawn from the garb of their masters; and, according to the custom of…Brewer's: Tenterhooks
I am on tenterhooks, or on tenterhooks of great expectation. My curiosity is on the full stretch, I am most curious or anxious to hear the issue. Cloth, after being woven, is stretched or…Brewer's: Wet Finger
(With a), easily, directly. “D'un tour de main. ”The allusion is to the old custom of spinning, in which the spinner constantly wetted the fore…Brewer's: King's Keys
The crow-bars, hatchets, and hammers used by sheriffs' officers to force doors and locks. (Law phrase.) “The door, framed to withstand attacks from exciseman, constables, and other…Brewer's: Tace
(2 syl.). Latin for candle. Silence is most discreet. Tace is Latin for “be silent,” and candle is symbolical of light. The phrase means “keep it dark,” do not throw light upon it.…Trending
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