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11Samaritan's Purse — Founder(s) Dr. Bob Pierce Type Faith Based Founded 1970 Location Boone, N …
12Darren Purse — Purse im Trikot von Cardiff City Spielerinformationen Voller Name Darren John Purse Geburtstag 14. Februar 1977 …
13Power of the purse — The power of the purse is the ability of one group to manipulate and control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. awarding extra… …
14Stock purse — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
15you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear — 1518 A. BARCLAY Eclogues (EETS) v. 360 None can..make goodly silke of a gotes flece. 1579 S. GOSSON Ephemerides of Phialo 62v Seekinge..too make a silke purse of a Sowes eare, that when it shoulde close, will not come togeather. 1672 W. WALKER… …
16privy purse — noun allowance for a monarch s personal expenses • Hypernyms: ↑allowance * * * noun the privy purse : the amount of money given to the British king or queen for personal expenses * * * the ˌprivy ˈpurse [privy purse] …
17Privy purse — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
18line\ one's\ purse — • line one s pockets • line one s purse v. phr. informal To get a lot of money unfairly; get rich by being dishonest. The policeman lined his pockets by taking bribes. The inspector lined his pockets by permitting contractors to use poor building …
19Privy purse — A part of the *king s wardrobe. Purchases of such things as household stores, and the disbursement of small sums or payment to *mercenaries, were made through the purse; it was also used for receipt of payments made while the king was on his… …
20you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — you cannot improve the quality of junk; cannot make gold from iron When Hal put a Mercedes star on his Ford, I said, You can t make a silk purse out of a sow s ear …
