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on
prep. Used for In, in many cases,especially of towns which sprang from Goldfields, and where theori...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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to carry on
To riot; to frolic. Everybody tuck Christmas, especially the niggers, and sich carryins-on--sich da...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to let on
To mention; to disclose; to betray a knowledge or consciousness of anything. 'He never let on,' i. e...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to light on
To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster. As in the tides of people once up, t...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to take on
To grieve; to fret at a misfortune or disappointment. "Why, Polly, what's the matter, gal," inquire...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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to tell on
To tell of; to tell about. "Well," says the Gineral, "I am glad I didn't understand him, for now it...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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goings on
Behavior; actions; conduct. Used by us as in England mostly in a bad sense. See Carryings on. Prett...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hanger-on
A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.--Johnson. They all excused themselves save tw...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on hand
At hand; present. A colloquial expression in frequent use. The Anti-Sabbath meeting, so long talked...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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block, on the
1) On the promenade above referred to. 1896. `The Argus,' July 17, p. 4. col. 7: «We may slacken p...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to put on airs
To assume airs of importance. You don't see no folks putting on airs in election time; every fellow...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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off and on
Vacillating, changeable, undecided; in which sense it is much used with us. In England it is also us...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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devil-on-the-coals
n. a Bushman's name fora small and quickly-baked damper. 1862. Rev. A. Polehampton, `Kangaroo Land...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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wallaby track, on the
or On the Wallaby,or Out on the Wallaby or simply Wallaby ,as adj. [slang]. Tramping the country ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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to be on one's taps
is to be always ready on one's feet, literally on one's shoes; a metaphor borrowed from the shoemake...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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on one's own hook
A phrase much used in familiar language, denoting on one's own account; as, 'He is doing business on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.