10 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A comedy film (1979) starring Dudley Moore as a sexually obsessed middle-aged composer who marks his girls 1
1984 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A year of the 20th century long regarded as apocalyptic and entered as such in the Oxford English Dictionary.
24/7 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
Every day; all the time. The reference is to something that occurs or is available 24 hours a day, seven
4′ 33′′ Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A controversial and certainly unusual work by the US composer John Cage (1912–92), scored for any instrument or
404 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A slang term for someone who is clueless. It derives from the World Wide Web error message ‘404 not found’,
4×4 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
Shorthand for ‘four by four’, as a colloquialism for a four-wheel drive vehicle, i.e. one that provides power directly from
7/7 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
The designation given by the press to the London bombings of 7 July 2005, on the model of 9/11
7:84 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A radical touring theatre company founded in 1971 by the left-wing British playwright John McGrath (1935–2002). The name
9/11 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
The predominant shorthand way of referring to
99 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
An ice cream with a chocolate flake in it. The ‘99’ was originally so called because the flake it carried
999 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
In Britain and Ireland the telephone number for summoning the emergency services (police, ambulance or fire brigade). It was introduced
A Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
This letter evolved from the Hebrew and Phoenician character known as aleph, ‘ox’, supposedly because it originally represented an
A Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
The first letter of the modern English alphabet and of the ancient Roman one, corresponding to Greek alpha and Hebrew ...
A-OK Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
Excellent; in good order. A US space-age expression, allegedly standing for ‘all systems OK’. It is said to have been
A-waitin'-on Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase & Fable
An expression, found usually in Ulster, to indicate that someone is close to death, as in, ‘Mary's father is a-waitin'-on.
A-wantin' Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase & Fable
A cry used by children to indicate a parental summons as in, ‘Jimmy, you're a-wantin' for your tea!’
A4 Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
A standard European size of paper, slightly narrower and longer than standard US letter paper. The basis of the series
A6 murder Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
The name given to the murder in August 1961 of Michael Gregsten. He and his lover Valerie Storie were
A6 murder Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (2 ed.)
In August 1961 Michael Gregsten and his lover Valerie Storie were shot in their car in a lay-by off the
Aachen Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase & Fable
A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where many of the Holy Roman Emperors were crowned up to the 16th century.
