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ways and means
The committee of 'ways and means,' in legislation, is a committee to whom is intrusted the considera...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
for way, distance, space. A very common vulgarism.
It's only a little ways down to the village.--Margaret, p. 123.
[m1]THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT
i. e. the fact is just so, and not otherwise. A vulgarism of recent origin, equivalent to the common phrase, 'there's no mistake about it,' or 'the fact is so and so, and no mistake.'
Jist so, jist so, stranger; you are just about half right and there's no two ways about it.--Sam Slick, 3d ser. ch. 7.
There's no two ways about that, sir; but arn't you surprised to see such a fine population?--Hoffman, Winter in the West.
The committee of 'ways and means,' in legislation, is a committee to whom is intrusted the considera...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.