Category: English Phrase
Meaning of – A Dish Fit for the Gods Meaning An offering of high quality. Origin From Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: BRUTUS: Our course will seem too bloody, Caius …
Meaning of – A Diamond is Forever Meaning The advertising slogan for De Beers’ diamonds. Origin De Beers have used this as a slogan since 1948, and continue …
Meaning of – A Diamond in the Rough Meaning Someone who is basically good-hearted but lacking social graces and respect for the law. This term is often used …
Meaning of – A Daniel Come to Judgement Meaning Someone who makes a wise judgement about something that has previously proven difficult to resolve. Origin This doubtless alludes …
Meaning of – A Countenance More in Sorrow than in Anger Meaning – a person or thing that is viewed Literal meaning more with sadness than with anger. …
Meaning of – A Cock and Bull Story Meaning Stony Stratford (‘the jewel of Milton Keynes’), Buckinghamshire, England. Visitors to Milton Keynes might feel the bar for ‘jewel’ status …
Meaning of ‘A Bunch of Fives’ Meaning A fist. The fives are the five fingers. Origin The phrase appears in print in 1825, in Charles Westmacott’s, The English …
Meaning of ‘A Bitter Pill to Swallow’ Meaning An experience that’s difficult or painful to accept. Example Losing the entire valley to the forest fire was a bitter pill …
A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush Meaning It’s better to have a small actual advantage than the chance of a greater one. Origin It …
