What does it mean to run around?
What does it mean to run around?
1 : deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request tired of getting the runaround.
What is another word for running around?
In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for run around, like: detour, challenge, run, frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort and gambol.
What does the phrase keep your chin up mean?
: to stay cheerful and hopeful during difficult times He’s still keeping his chin up despite all his health problems.
What does the expression do something at the drop of a hat mean?
Immediately, without delay, as in We were ready to pack our bags and go on vacation at the drop of a hat. This phrase probably alludes to signaling the start of a race or other contest by dropping a hat. [
What does spend a penny mean?
phrase [VERB inflects] If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet. [British, old-fashioned, politeness]
What is the meaning of rubbers?
1 : an elastic substance obtained from the milky juice of some tropical plants. 2 : something (as an overshoe) made of rubber. 3 : something used in rubbing. 4 : a synthetic substance like rubber. 5 : a flat white rectangle on which a baseball pitcher stands.
Where does the expression pop your clogs come from?
In Victorian times, many factory workers would wear clogs, due to malnutrition many would suffer from edema (swollen feet/limbs etc) to the point of death. Many were found with their clogs broken due to the swelling of the feet. Hence the phrase “popped his clogs”.
How many pennies are in a pound?
145
What does In for a dime in for a dollar mean?
It means, “once you have invested in a project you must go through with it, even if that involves much more expense that you expected”. The expense can be literal, or figurative – time, effort, etc. (
WHO said in for a penny in for a pound?
Thomas Ravebscroft’s
Who produces in for a penny?
In For A Penny is a ITV Studios and Mitre Television co-production for ITV. The series has been commissioned by Siobhan Greene, ITV’s Head of Entertainment, and Louise Major, Assistant Commissioner, Entertainment ITV. The executive producers are Pete Ogden and Tim Dean, ITV Studios.
What does the phrase penny wise pound foolish mean?
: careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts —used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future The plans to cut funding are penny-wise and pound-foolish.
What does by the pound mean?
If some kind of good is sold ‘by the pound’, it means that a pound of that item costs a certain amount. For example, a pound of beef might cost one dollar or a pound of apples might cost 50 cents (half of a dollar).