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Brewer's: Cut and Run
Be off as quickly as possible. A sea phrase, meaning cut your cable and run before the wind. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cut AwayCut and Dry A B C D…Brewer's: Run Amuck
(See Amuck.) “It was like a Malay running amuck, only with a more deadly weapon.” —The Times. Frontless and satire-proof he scours the streets, And runs an Indian-muck at all he meets.…Brewer's: Run of the House
(The). He has the run of the house. Free access to it, and free liberty to partake of whatever comes to table. A “run of events” means a series of good, bad, and indifferent, as they may…Brewer's: Run Riot
(To). To run wild. A hunting term, meaning to run at a whole herd. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Run ThinRun Amuck A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Run Thin
(To). To start from a bargain. When liquor runs thin it indicates that the cask is nearly empty. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Run a Man DownRun Riot A B…Brewer's: Running Footman
The last of these menials died out with the infamous Duke of Queensberry. In the early part of the eighteenth century no great house was complete without some half-dozen of them. Their…Brewer's: Running the Hood
It is said that an old lady was passing over Haxey Hill, when the wind blew away her hood. Some boys began tossing it from one to the other, and the old lady so enjoyed the fun that she…Brewer's: Running Leather
His shoes are made of running leather. He is given to roving. Probably the pun is between roar and run. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Running…Brewer's: Running Thursday
In the beginning of the reign of William III. a rumour ran that the French and Irish Papists had landed; a terrible panic ensued, and the people betook themselves to the country, running…Brewer's: Running Water
No enchantment can subsist in a living stream; if, therefore, a person can interpose a brook betwixt himself and the witches, sprites, or goblins chasing him, he is in perfect safety.…Trending
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