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Brewer's: Lime Street
London. The place where, in former times, lime was sold in public market. It gives its name to one of the wards of London. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Downing Street
(London). Named after Sir George Downing, who died 1684. He was elected M.P. for Morpeth in 1661. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DownpourDowning Professor…Brewer's: Duke Street
(Strand), so named from George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Duke and DuchessDuke Humphrey A B C D E F G H I J K L…Brewer's: Dyot Street
Bloomsbury Square, London; now called George Street, St. Giles. Made familiar by a well-known song in Bombastes Furioso: My lodging is in heather lane, A parlour that's next to the sky…Brewer's: Curzon Street
(London). Named after the ground landlord, George August Curzon, third Viscount Howe. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CussednessCurule Chair A B C D E F…Brewer's: Norfolk Street
(Strand), with Arundel, Surrey, and Howard Streets, were the site of the house and grounds of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, then of the Lord High Admiral Seymour, and afterwards of the…Brewer's: Queer Street
To live in Queer Street. To be of doubtful solvency. To be one marked in a tradesman's ledger with a quaere (inquire), meaning, make inquiries about this customer. That has put me in…Brewer's: Robert Street
(Adelphi; London). So called from Robert Adams, the builder. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Robert le DiableRobert Macaire A B C D E F G H I J K…Brewer's: Tooley Street
A corruption of St. Olaf—i.e. 'T-olaf, Tolay, Tooly. Similarly, Sise Lane is St. Osyth's Lane. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Toom TabardTool A B C D E…Brewer's: Southampton Street
(London). So called in compliment to the noble family of that title, allied to the Bedford family, the proprietors Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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