usu brit
1get stuffed usu. in imperative Brit. — get stuffed usu. in imperative Brit. informal said to express dismissal or contempt. → stuff …
2give (or care) a toss usu. with negative Brit. — give (or care) a toss usu. with negative Brit. informal care at all. → toss …
3go a bundle on usu. with negative Brit. — go a bundle on usu. with negative Brit. informal be very keen on. → bundle …
4leaving — Usu. leavings n 1. waste, wastage, remains, refuse, spoils; offscourings, scourings, sweepings, scum; sawdust, shavings, parings, filings, scrapings, raspings; chaff, stubbles; slag, sprue, dross, sordes; (all of skin) shreddings, sloughings,… …
5public bar — Brit. (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section. * * * public bar noun A bar, usu less well furnished than a lounge bar, and usu serving drinks at… …
6brittle — brit•tle [[t]ˈbrɪt l[/t]] adj. tler, tlest, 1) having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass 2) easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail 3) lacking warmth, sensitivity …
7cop hold of — [usu. in imperative] Brit. take hold of cop hold of the suitcase, I m off * * * cop hold of Brit informal : to grab or take hold of (something) Cop hold of this part while I tighten the screw. • • • Main Entry: ↑cop cop hold of see ↑cop …
8pub — Brit. noun 1》 an establishment for the sale and consumption of beer and other drinks, often also serving food. 2》 Austral. a hotel. verb (pubs, pubbing, pubbed) [usu. as noun pubbing] informal frequent pubs. Origin C19: abbrev. of public house …
9spraddle-legged — usu | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|legə̇d, Brit usually gd adverb (or adjective) : with the legs wide apart : straddle legged * * * /sprad l leg id, legd /, adj. 1. moving with or having the legs wide apart: a spraddle legged walk. adv. 2. with the legs sprawled,… …
10head — [[t]he̱d[/t]] ♦ heads, heading, headed (Head is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression off the top of your head is explained at top .) 1) N COUNT Your head is the …
