Some good words from Phrase of the Week.
1. Jack of all trades
A man who can turn his hand to many things
2. Hard lines
Bad luck
3. As daft as a brush
Very foolish
4. Eeny, meeny, miney, mo
The first line of a popular children's counting rhyme.
5. Hard-hearted
Lacking mercy; incapable of pity.
6. Beat around the bush
Prevaricate and avoid coming to the point.
7. Dressed to the nines
Dressed flamboyantly or smartly.
8. Mum's the word
Keep quiet - say nothing.
9. What's not to like?
A rhetorical question, suggesting that what is being spoken of is without fault.
10. Let bygones be bygone
Allow the unpleasant things that have happened in the past to be forgotten.
11. For all intents and purposes
In effect; for all practical purposes.
12. It's not rocket science
It (the subject under discussion) isn't difficult to understand.
13. As cute as a bug's ear
Very cute.
14. Take the gilt off the gingerbread
Remove an item's most attractive qualities.
15. Beyond the pale
Unacceptable; outside agreed standards of decency.
16. Spruce-up
To make smart and trim.
17. A complete shambles
A scene of disorder; a ruin; a mess.
18. Lock, stock and barrel
The whole thing.
19. Bite the bullet
Accept the inevitable impending hardship and endure the resulting pain with fortitude.
20. Woe betide you
A prediction, usually expressed as a warning following someone's bad behaviour, that you may suffer future misfortune.
e.g. Er ich wedde suche a wif· wo me by-tyde [If I marry such a wife, woe betide me]
21. Going to hell in a handbasket
To be 'going to hell in a handbasket' is to be rapidly deteriorating - on course for disaster.
e.g. "A committee brought in something about Piscataqua. Govr said he would give his head in a Handbasket as soon as he would pass it."
1. Jack of all trades
A man who can turn his hand to many things
2. Hard lines
Bad luck
3. As daft as a brush
Very foolish
4. Eeny, meeny, miney, mo
The first line of a popular children's counting rhyme.
5. Hard-hearted
Lacking mercy; incapable of pity.
6. Beat around the bush
Prevaricate and avoid coming to the point.
7. Dressed to the nines
Dressed flamboyantly or smartly.
8. Mum's the word
Keep quiet - say nothing.
9. What's not to like?
A rhetorical question, suggesting that what is being spoken of is without fault.
10. Let bygones be bygone
Allow the unpleasant things that have happened in the past to be forgotten.
11. For all intents and purposes
In effect; for all practical purposes.
12. It's not rocket science
It (the subject under discussion) isn't difficult to understand.
13. As cute as a bug's ear
Very cute.
14. Take the gilt off the gingerbread
Remove an item's most attractive qualities.
15. Beyond the pale
Unacceptable; outside agreed standards of decency.
16. Spruce-up
To make smart and trim.
17. A complete shambles
A scene of disorder; a ruin; a mess.
18. Lock, stock and barrel
The whole thing.
19. Bite the bullet
Accept the inevitable impending hardship and endure the resulting pain with fortitude.
20. Woe betide you
A prediction, usually expressed as a warning following someone's bad behaviour, that you may suffer future misfortune.
e.g. Er ich wedde suche a wif· wo me by-tyde [If I marry such a wife, woe betide me]
21. Going to hell in a handbasket
To be 'going to hell in a handbasket' is to be rapidly deteriorating - on course for disaster.
e.g. "A committee brought in something about Piscataqua. Govr said he would give his head in a Handbasket as soon as he would pass it."
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