hop the twig
1hop the twig — (slang) 1. To escape one s creditors 2. To die • • • Main Entry: ↑hop * * * hop the twig (or stick) Brit., informal depart suddenly or die …
2hop — I. /hɒp / (say hop) verb (hopped, hopping) –verb (i) 1. to leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground. 2. to spring or leap on one foot. 3. to make a flight or trip. 4. Also, hop off. US Colloquial (of an aeroplane, etc.) to leave the… …
3hop off — to die Avian imagery. Formerly as hop the living and also, in modern use, as hop the twig: And so the Captain has hopped the living ? I thought he was going to live forever, and I half suspect someone has been soaping the stairs.… …
4hop — 1. v. & n. v. (hopped, hopping) 1 intr. (of a bird, frog, etc.) spring with two or all feet at once. 2 intr. (of a person) jump on one foot. 3 tr. cross (a ditch etc.) by hopping. 4 intr. colloq. a make a quick trip. b make a quick change of… …
5twig — I. /twɪg / (say twig) noun 1. a slender shoot of a tree or other plant. 2. a small offshoot from a branch or stem. 3. a small dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs. 4. Anatomy one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve …
6The Old Manse — Old Manse U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …
7Death — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Death >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 death death Sgm: N 1 decease decease demise Sgm: N 1 dissolution dissolution departure obit release rest quietus fall Sgm …
8University of Toronto Schools — Infobox School name = University of Toronto schools streetaddress = 371 Bloor Street West city = Toronto province = Ontario postalcode = M5S 2R8 country = Canada coordinates = coord|43|40|1|N|79|24|8|W|display=inline,title schoolboard =… …
9Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree …
10animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
