a conta de

Poucos terán boas lembranzas do ano que se foi, porque escomenzou mal e non poido acabar pior. O inverno foi crúo, a primadeira esmorecida e chuviosa, o vrau abafante, o outono desleigado. Día por día pasáro-no contando os seus traballos e coitas os labregos, agardando pola súa redención os que viven escravos dos caciques d'aldea, pensando na súa terriña os emigrantes que morren lonxe dela, aduanando falcatruadas os que trunfan e medran á conta dos máis

1885, O Tío Marcos da Portela, II, 60, page 1:

Few people will have good memories of last year, because it started badly and couldn't have ended worse: winter was harsh, spring rainy and faint, summer stifling, autumn sloppy. Day after day, the peasant spent their time telling about their troubles and disgraces, waiting for their redemption the ones who live enslaved by the village's richmen, longing their land the emigrants who die far away from her, plotting frauds those who triumph and grow at the expense of others.


by return of post

In mercantile transactions an offer must as a rule be accepted by return of post, or at any rate by a letter posted on the day on which the offer was received.

1909, Hardinge Stanley Giffard, The Laws of England: Being a Complete Statement of the Whole Laws of England Whole, page 353:

B. Gilliat-Smith often said of Dr. Turrill that only two people ever replied to him by return of post, the two being Dr. Turrill, and his Bank Manager.

1973, Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, page 115:

Osborn replied almost by return of post that he agreed with my suggestions if we could get together a competent group to do the work.

1987, Sir Frederick James Osborn, Arnold Whittick, F.J.O. - Practical Idealist: A Biography of Sir Frederic Osborn, page 76:

(UK) Replying in the next available mail delivery.


å hovde

han datt å hovde


v. H.

Coordinate term: v. T.


v. T.

Coordinate term: v. H.


like atomic clockwork

(simile, uncommon) With absolute regularity and precision; faultlessly.


på gång

Det är en fest på gång.

Det är regn på gång.

It's going to rain. / Rain is on the way.

(idiomatic) planned or about to occur, on the way, underway

Det är på gång.

Han har något på gång.

He's working on something. (lit. He has something being worked on / underway.)

(idiomatic) currently being worked on, underway

Efter några förseningar är vi äntligen på gång igen.

After a few delays, we're finally making progress / underway again.

(idiomatic) making progress, working at full speed/capacity, underway

Planen var att jogga i morse, men när jag vaknade kände jag mig inte alls på G.

The plan was to go jogging this morning. But when I woke up, I didn't feel up to it at all.

(idiomatic, of people, chiefly as "på G") feeling keen, feeling up to something


for all intense purposes

for all intents and purposes
for all intents and purposes#English

Eggcorn of for all intents and purposes.


à l'attaque

Coordinate term: à la défense

être à l’attaque


by no stretch of imagination

by no stretch of the imagination#English

(idiomatic) Alternative form of by no stretch of the imagination.


alayh

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).


əleyh

Classical Azerbaijani
Classical Azerbaijani


ləh

Borrowed from Arabic لَهُ (lahu), third-person singular masculine of لِـ (li-).


علیه

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aleyhi 􂀿when followed by the Arabic definite article􂁀

علیه or علیهِ • (aleyh or aleyhi [when followed by the Arabic definite article])

Turkish: aleyh, aleyhi

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْهِ (ʕalayhi, “upon him”) (pronounced عَلَيْه (ʕalayh) in pausa), third-person singular masculine of عَلَى (ʕalā).

bor+

رحمت الله علیه

علیه السلام


علیه

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aleyhe 􂀿when followed by the Arabic definite article􂁀

عَلَیْه or عَلَیْهِ • (aleyh or aleyhe [when followed by the Arabic definite article])

عَلَیْه (canonical)
عَلَیْهِ (canonical)

رحمت الله علیه

علیه السلام


on the low

(US, slang) Alternative form of on the down-low


en cause

→ Romanian: în cauză (calque)

être en cause

mettre en cause


nle

Contraction of nílé (“at home”), from ní ilé


like a hot knife through butter

like a knife through butter
like a knife through butter#English


en réserve

Near-synonyms: sous le coude, à revendre


on the deck

The HAWK is one of the Army's newest air defense weapons. It is capable of carrying a modern warhead and of destroying attackers flying "on the deck" at such ranges as to insure effective protection of defended areas.

1961, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services, Hearings ... on Sundry Legislation Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments (issues 10–32, page 1340)

The fighters were flying “on the deck” — as close to the water as possible — to avoid detection.

2008, Sydney Sharpe, Staying in the Game: The Remarkable Story of Doc Seaman, page 42:

(aviation) Flying at a very low altitude.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, deck.


da vendere

Literally, “to sell”, or more loosely translated as “that could be sold”. Compare French à vendre and French à revendre. With the sense of "in abundance," the term implies that a person has so much of something that the excess can be sold off.

lit

casa da vendere

avere ragioni da vendere

to be dead right (literally, “to have reasons in abundance”)

Ho salute da vendere.

I am plenty healthy. (literally, “I have health to spare.”)

(typically figurative) to spare; in abundance, galore, in quantity


in sommo grado

All'epoca mi preoccupavo di due cose in sommo grado: i soldi e il matrimonio.

At the time, I was most concerned about two things: money and marriage.


a profusione

Literally, “at profusion”. Compare French à profusion.


in hock

Her necklace is in hock in order to cover some family expenses.

The wind doesn’t stop blowing because an autocrat has a tantrum; harnessing the solar radiation that bathes our world doesn’t leave us in hock to the House of Saud.

2022 June 5, Ezra Klein, “Your Kids Are Not Doomed”, in The New York Times:

(figurative, by extension) Indebted. [with to ‘someone’]


ohne nichts

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ohne, nichts.


at a clip

(informal) Moving or occurring very quickly or rapidly.


in small doses

(informal) In small quantities or for short periods of time.


from the rooter to the tooter

Referring to a pig, with the rooter being the snout (with which pigs like to root), and the tooter being the anus.

(idiomatic, Southern US) From head to toe.

We use 'em from the rooter to the tooter — everything but the squeal!

(idiomatic, Southern US) To waste very little; to use all available resources.


off the tools

BRICKLAYERS. MEETING, MONDAY NIGHT, 17th. Those working in the Trade, and those in industry off the tools, are specially requested to attend re immediate work at the trade.

1943 May 15, The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, page 5, column 1:

Working in a trade as a foreman, administrator, business owner, etc., rather than doing manual labour.


on the tools

The successful applicant will not be afraid to work with the men "on the tools", so that he knows them, can motivate them, and lead them by example.

1980 August 23, The Canberra Times, Canberra, page 26, column 6:

Doing manual labour as a tradesperson, as opposed to being a foreman, business owner, etc., in the industry.


mit dem Kopf durch die Wand

Literally, “with the head through the wall”, or more loosely translated as “with one's head through the wall”.

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen ― to insist on getting things one's own way

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand gehen

(idiomatic, informal) hell-bent and without consideration for others

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mit, dem, Kopf, durch, die, Wand.


di questo passo

Non troverò mai un lavoro di questo passo.

if one continues at the current pace or with the current actions; at this rate


at this rate

Near-synonym: the way things are going

At this rate, we'll never get the project done.

If one continues at the current pace or with the current actions.


between the pegs

(hunting) Designating the body length of a killed animal based on the distance between a peg placed near its nose and another near the end of its tail.


ingame

(humorous, Internet slang, neologism) Used as a protective measure to avoid legal liability for making a statement that could be interpreted as a threat.


sa laing bahin

sa + lain + nga + bahin. Literally, “in the other part”.


on eternal patrol

(idiomatic, of a submarine) Lost at sea.


sous le boisseau

A Biblical reference; compare English hide one's light under a bushel.


like one o'clock half struck

He stood for a few seconds like one o'clock half struck, then gave her a stupid grin, gulped awkwardly and walked away, face burning and tears of rage threatening to burst forth at any moment.

2003, Roy Cranley, Chip Chop Cherry, page 218:

Johan hesitated like one o'clock half struck, mumbled, and slurred to himself: […]

2013, Ian Thornton, The Great & Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms, page 217:

(informal) In a state of indecision or hesitancy.


van de gestampte pot

The original meaning of gestampte pot in this phrase is probably the same as that of stamppot, any of several dishes of mashed potatoes and vegetables, typically served with meat and gravy, thought to be preferred by common people over the haute cuisine of the upper crust.

1997, Alexander G. van der Burg, De Imagotoop, BoekWerk, page 257:
Ach, ik ben een jongen van de gestampte pot moet je maar denken, niet zo deftig als jij.
Oh well, I’m an ordinary chap, you know, not as posh as you.

(colloquial) unpretentious, common, ordinary


i förskott

Jag fick 1000 kr i förskott

Grattis i förskott!


i efterhand

Det här är inget fast beslut. Det kan ändras i efterhand.

This is not a fixed decision. It may be changed at a later date.

Det är lätt att vara klok i efterhand

after the fact, in hindsight, in retrospect


i efterskott

Formed by analogy from i förskott (“in advance”), from förskott (“an advance”).

Han dömdes att betala ut deras löner i efterskott

He was sentenced to pay their overdue salaries

(of money) paid afterwards or when overdue

Grattis i efterskott!

Belated congratulations! (e.g. for a birthday)

Det här är inget fast beslut. Det kan ändras i efterskott.

Det är lätt att vara klok i efterskott

(Finland) after the fact, in hindsight, in retrospect


i förväg

Det var omöjligt att veta i förväg vem som skulle vinna

It was impossible to know in advance who would win

De hade bokat semestern i förväg

They had booked their vacation in advance

Om ni åker i förväg till mötet så kommer vi senare

If you leave before us to the meeting we'll come later


a km zero

a chilometro zero
a chilometro zero#Italian

Alternative spelling of a chilometro zero


mellan Skylla och Karybdis

between Scylla and Charybdis
between Scylla and Charybdis

(idiomatic) between Scylla and Charybdis


senza infamia e senza lode

Literally, “without infamy and without praise”. From Dante's La Divina Commedia (see the quotation below). First attested in 1472.

Ed elli a me: "Questo misero modo / tegnon l'anime triste di coloro / che visser sanza 'nfamia e sanza lodo.

2000 [1472], Dante Alighieri, “Inferno”, in Robert Hollander, Jean Hollander, transl., La Divina Commedia [The Divine Comedy], Doubleday:

And he to me: 'This miserable state is borne / by the wretched souls of those who lived / without disgrace yet without praise.

without praise or blame
without praise or blame

neither exceptional nor terrible; without praise or blame; middling, unimpressive


між іншим

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між і́ншим • (miž ínšym)

між і́ншим (canonical)
miž ínšym (romanization)


fuori discussione

È ormai fuori discussione l'impatto della misura economica.

The impact of the economic measure is beyond debate at this point.

L'albergo di lusso è fuori discussione.

The luxury hotel is out of the question.


per scherzo

Lui se l'ha preso con me, ma l'avevo detto solo per scherzo.

He got offended at me, but I had only said it jokingly.


come non mai

Literally, “like not ever”. Compare French comme jamais.

impegnante come non mai

Ho goduto l'esperienza come non mai.

I enjoyed the experience like never before.

to a greater extent than ever before; like never before; as ever; ever


a parità di

Nella nostra carriera, c’è capitato spesso di fare delle scelte — di decidere di licenziare qualcuno. Nell’indecisione, abbiamo avuto sempre chiaro chi meritava di restare con noi. Ed è sempre stato, a parità di difetti, quello che aveva la cazzimma.

2018, Masterchef Italia, season 7, episode 8, spoken by Antonino Cannavacciuolo:

In our career, we have often been faced with making some decisions — to decide to fire someone. In the indecision, we have always been clear on who deserved to stay with us. And it has always been, all other defects being equal, the one who had determination.

all else being equal
all else being equal


fuori giri

(automotive) out of operation; racing (of an engine)


in capo al mondo

Come emigrato dagli Stati Uniti, in Russia mi sentivo in capo al mondo.

As an emigrant from the United States, in Russia I felt like I was at the ends of the Earth.

at the far reaches; at the ends of the earth; in the back of beyond


con le spalle al muro

Literally, “with the shoulders to the wall”. Compare French être dos au mur.

lit

with one's back to the wall; up against the wall


in tutti i modi

Sto cercando di migliorare in tutti i modi il mio punteggio.

I'm trying to improve my rating by any means necessary.

in every way possible; by any means necessary


án djóks

Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð.

Seriously, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.

Án djóks?

(informal) in all seriousness, seriously (often used for emphasis)


à feu d'argent

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-à feu d’argent.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-à feu d’argent.wav

acheter quelque chose à feu d’argent

to pay through the nose for something, to pay a fortune for something


über Stock und Stein

Der Weg ging seitwärts abermals bergauf. Die Kinder sprangen miteinander von Fels zu Fels, über Stock und Stein, über Bach und Quelle, und ohne einen Pfad vor sich zu haben, drang Fitz, bald rechts bald links blickend, eilig hinauf.

1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years], volume 1:


à vil prix

acheter quelque chose à vil prix

(formal) at a very low price, cheaply, for next to nothing


dans le doute

dans le doute, abstiens-toi; dans le doute s’abstenir

when in doubt, do nowt; when in doubt, forbear

Dans le doute, j’ai préféré ne rien dire.

since X was in doubt, to be on the safe side, to be safe


a bocca chiusa

stare a bocca chiusa

to keep one's mouth shut (literally, “to be with one's mouth shut”)

cantare a bocca chiusa

to hum (literally, “to sing with one's mouth shut”)


en état

remettre en état

to refurbish, to recondition, to repair to fix up, to restore to working order


up to one's old tricks

(informal) Engaging in mischievous behavior considered typical of oneself.


i samme slengen

Jeg skulle bare ha en kaffe, men jeg var sulten og tok en bolle i samme slengen.

I was only getting coffee, but I was hungry and got a sweet roll while I was at it.


i sig

Marknadsföringen är dålig, men produkten i sig är bra

The marketing is bad, but the product itself is good

Den nya lagen i sig är inte problemet


out of a job

After the management automated the factory, the machinists were out of a job.


in Roblox

I’ll kill all of you … in Roblox!

(Internet slang, figurative, humorous, neologism) Used to keep oneself from becoming legally liable for making a certain statement that could be perceived as a threat, or that may otherwise pose a legal risk.


onder de blote hemel

onder de blote hemel slapen


en flèche

grimper en flèche, monter en flèche

to go through the roof, to soar, to shoot up, to skyrocket

une montée en flèche


on all counts

A generalization of the legal phrase for when a defendant is found guilty or innocent on every count (charge) in a court case.

“Guilty, on all counts,” the foreman of the jury read.

2013, Gary Mercer, Guilty On All Counts:

(law) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, count.

Marketwise, they move with interest rates, and hence provide the maximum safety on all counts.

1965, Standard & Poor's Earnings and Ratings Bond Guide, page 2:

Moreover, the Duke, Lear, and Prospero are all put in positions where they must consider the choice between revenge and mercy; and on all counts the choice is for mercy.

1972, Shakespeare studies - Volume 6, page 182:

The WHO classification is satisfactory on all counts.

1977, Leslie J. DeGroot, Radiation-Associated Thyroid Carcinoma, page 46:

Edward VIII, the princess’s favourite uncle, precipitated the monarchy’s most severe constitutional crisis of the 20th century by abdicating the throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, the twice divorced American regarded as unsuitable on all counts.

September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:


til jola

From the preposition til and dative plural of Old Norse jól (“Yule”)


for the fuck of it

for the hell of it
for the hell of it#English

(idiomatic, vulgar) Alternative form of for the hell of it


in bad bread

(obsolete, dated, UK) In a dilemma; in a state of difficulty.


in good bread

You are at present in good bread, but were you out of place, I could expect nothing from such a one as you, but to become a burden to my family.

1754, John Breues, Fortunate Lovers: Or, the Most Successful Arts Used in Honourable Courtship […], page 23:

By these Means I established myself in good Bread, and a numerous Set of good Acquaintance of both Sexes.

1755, Peter Drake, The Memoirs of Capt. Peter Drake: Containing, An Account of many Strange and Surprising Events […], volume 2, page 229:

This mode of life suited me exceedingly: I found myself in good bread, and resolved to go on; but the caprice of my stars never suffered me to be what I wished.

1791, [William Beckford], transl., Popular Tales of the Germans […], volume 2, page 176:

(obsolete, British, Ireland, slang) In a fortunate or favorable position.


de face

vue de face

vent de face


in favour

Cardinal Pole, one of her chief counsellors, high in the Church of Rome, and in favour with the Pope, did all he possibly could to dissuade her from such proceedings

1829, Edward Stanley, A Few Words in Favour of Our Roman Catholic Brethren:

(British spelling) Standard spelling of in favor.


in the nick

And the two of you weren't swimming in the nick down at Mill Dam the other day, I suppose? 'No, we weren't exactly swimming...' You still got an eyeful of her in the altogether, though, didn't you?

1991, Knut Faldbakken, Insect Summer, Peter Owen Limited:

Belinda might be sensible but could any child resist such a tale – Mrs Sangster swimming in the nick? She put on the togs, wishing these little freedoms were not denied her. They made her buttocks feel as though set in cement.

2013 July 24, Maurice Gee, The Burning Boy (Penguin Award Winning Classics), Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited, →ISBN:

“Why don't you just swim in the nick?” Nick smiles at this play on his name. “There's no one to see you. Except me, of course.” He waggles his eyebrows suggestively. I laugh and hand Dom to him. “Okay. Just hold Dom while I get my kit off.”

2015 June 1, Pamela Power, Ms Conception, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN:

“Thank ye kindly, doctor,” says he. “You came in in about the nick, I guess, for me and Hawkins. And so it’s you, Ben Gunn!” he added. “Well, you’re a nice one, to be sure.”

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

in the nick of time
in the nick of time#English

(obsolete) Synonym of in the nick of time


for reasons

(idiomatic, sarcastic) For reasons that the speaker does not know or does not want to discuss; for no good reason.


משום מה

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מִשּׁוּם מָה

מִשּׁוּם מָה • (mishúm ma)

מִשּׁוּם מָה (canonical)
mishúm ma (romanization)


at swords' points

Following the news over the past weeks and months was making me sad. It gave the impression of an America hopelessly hostile and divided by race, class and politics, at swords’ points over even the smallest disagreements, with a government that seemed unable to perform the simplest task effectively.

2017 September 5, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, “Hurricane Harvey revealed the awesome power of real America”, in USA Today:

The seven sisters, as if Sabine women out for revenge, vie with one another, exponentially expanding complications. As they do, Fillinger is looking to decimate Great White Way hilarity records. (She’s likely already breaking the vulgarity glass ceiling.) As the at-sword’s-point encounters mount, they women are frustrated but hardly lost for dirty words or actions.

2022 April 27, David Finkle, “POTUS: Foul-Mouthed Women on Comedy Rampage”, in New York Stage Review:

The US military is considering "moving aircraft carriers or sending fighter planes for close air support" as a measure to protect Pelosi's delegation, said Washington Post on July 23. China and the US are actually nearly at swords' points.

2022 July 31, Wang Yunfei, “Five possible ways the PLA could thwart Pelosi's Taiwan visit”, in Global Times:

For example, during his entire time in office (but especially after the Bay of Pigs debacle in 1961), Kennedy and the CIA were at sword’s point. Kennedy didn’t trust the CIA as far as he could throw Allen Dulles […] and the spooks out at Langley thought the president was callow and not up to the job of being butch with the Soviet Union and Fidel Castro.

2022 September 17, Charles P. Pierce, “The Republicans Built a Time Machine, Powered by Racism”, in Esquire:

In strong conflict with each other, ready to fight.


in the same shoes

How are you getting on with fronted adverbials? I only ask because my timeline on social media is suddenly full of parents telling me that they don’t know what these are and they don’t know why their children need to know them. […] Perhaps, as a parent, you are in the same shoes.

2021 January 23, Michael Rosen, “Dear Gavin Williamson, could you tell parents what a fronted adverbial is?”, in The Guardian:

The push-pull puts us more or less in the same shoes as protagonist Lucy (Grace Van Patten), who spends years wriggling on his hook before she’s finally able to cut herself free — and it’s that keen understanding of the psychology driving its central relationship that distinguishes Tell Me Lies from any number of dramas about steamy but doomed romances.

2022 September 6, Angie Han, “‘Tell Me Lies’ Review: Hulu’s Bad Romance Is Very Good”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

(idiomatic) In the same situation; having the same problems.


under one's hand

Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court...


on God's green earth

What was state of the art in 1912 has mostly fallen by the wayside. […] So why, oh why, on God’s green Earth are we still measuring chile pepper heat on the Scoville scale?

2022 August 31, Tamar Haspel, “Sorry, Scoville. Peppers deserve better than an archaic heat scale.”, in The Washington Post:

Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.


auf jeden

Na klar hat es keine / Polizeigewalt gegeben / Das regelt der Markt von alleine / Ja, ja, auf jeden

2019, “Alle 11 Minuten”, in sweetlilly93@hotmail.com, performed by Von Wegen Lisbeth:

Of course there wasn't any / police brutality / The market takes care of that by itself / Yeah, yeah, of course

(colloquial, slang) Ellipsis of auf jeden Fall.


from first to last

This was an emphatic performance and victory, the hosts controlling affairs from pretty much first to last in a display that suggested they are genuinely moving forward once again.

2022 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Gunners show identity & direction in outstanding derby win”, in BBC Sport:


med andan i halsen

From med (“with”) + andan (“one's breath”) + i (“in”) + halsen (“one's throat”), "with one's breath in one's throat."

af

Han kom in i föreläsningssalen tjugo minuter för sent med andan i halsen

He entered the lecture hall twenty minutes late and out of breath


at ten and two

Then why do they instruct new drivers to keep their hands at ten and two when they take the test for their driver's license at the Department of Motor Vehicles?

(jargon, uncommon) Referring to a type of driving, regarded as safe and conventional, where the positions of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle correspond to those of the hands of an analog clock at 10 o'clock (left hand) and 2 o'clock (right hand)


sa madaling sabi

tl-head

sa madalíng sabi (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ᜋᜇᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜊᜒ)

sa madalíng sabi (canonical)
ᜐ ᜋᜇᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜊᜒ (Baybayin)


på g

(colloquial) Alternative form of på gång


hard at it

Energetically engaged in or working on something; going at it.


hard at work

I'm sorry I can't make it to the party—I'm going to be hard at work all day.

Labouring with great effort and diligence; working hard.


in one's hip pocket

“Wyden right now is coming up with his own provisions that could fit into that” final legislation, said Nathan Dean, a government analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Think of this as something to have in his hip pocket when the Democrats start negotiating.”

2021 September 14, Sam Potter, Katherine Greifeld, Elaine Chen, “ETF Industry Risks Losing Key Tax Edge as Democrat Whets Knife”, in Bloomberg:

in one's back pocket
in one's back pocket#English

(idiomatic) Synonym of in one's back pocket.


for no good reason

Without any rightful cause or justification.


with reason

Having a justifiable or legitimate cause.


aus einem Guss

Literally, “from one casting”, or more loosely translated as “from one and the same casting (as in, cast iron)”.

lit

(idiomatic) of a piece; of the same kind

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see aus, einem, Guss.


at a profit

to sell at a profit


au comptant

Coordinate term: à crédit

vendre au comptant

acheter au comptant

paiement au comptant

marché au comptant

ordre au comptant

prix au comptant

immediately, straightaway, on the nail; for cash, in cash, cash


until proven otherwise

In the absence of proof to the contrary; accepted by default.

dopóki wina nie zostanie udowodniona inaczej


între ciocan și nicovală

Literally, “between the hammer and the anvil”.

between a rock and a hard place
between a rock and a hard place


in una botte di ferro

Dopo tutte le ore di studi, mi sentivo in una botte di ferro.

After all the hours of studying, I felt all set.

in a promising position, safe from any dangers; home and dry, all set; sitting pretty


without fear or favor

From the beginning of the Republic, the American people have rightly expected our courts to resolve disputes about their rights and duties under law without fear or favor to any party—the Executive Branch included.

2021, Buffington v. McDonough (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21–972), Justice Gorsuch dissenting from the denial of certiorari

without fear or favour
without fear or favour#English

Alternative form of without fear or favour


ca nuca în perete

(simile) something that doesn't fit properly


ca gândul și ca vântul

faster than a minnow can swim a dipper
faster than a minnow can swim a dipper

(simile) faster than a minnow can swim a dipper


ca argintul viu

(simile) as swift as quicksilver, very quick


ca ciupercile după ploaie

Literally, “like mushrooms after rain”. Compare как грибы после дождя (kak griby posle doždja), pousser comme des champignons.

(simile) to crop up all over the place, to sprout up everywhere, to spring up like mushrooms


ca sardinele

packed like sardines
packed like sardines


ca de la cer la pământ

Literally, “as between heaven and earth”.


за закритими дверима

head

за закри́тими двери́ма

за закри́тими двери́ма • (za zakrýtymy dverýma)

за закри́тими двери́ма (canonical)
za zakrýtymy dverýma (romanization)


за зачиненими дверима

за зачи́неними двери́ма

за зачи́неними двери́ма • (za začýnenymy dverýma)

за зачи́неними двери́ма (canonical)
za začýnenymy dverýma (romanization)


like a dog with two tails

In reference to a dog wagging its tail to express positive feelings.


in anderen Umständen

(euphemistic) in the family way (pregnant)


fan heller

(colloquial) Alternative form of så fan heller


i helvete heller

i (“in”) + helvete (“hell”) + heller (acts as an emphasizer)


så fan heller

så (“so”) + fan (“the devil”) + heller (acts as an emphasizer)

– Jag kan gå runt huset på händer. – Så fan heller att du kan.
– I can walk around the house on my hands. – The hell you can.

(colloquial) the hell (indicating emphatic rejection)

Arbeta helg utan lön? Så fan heller!

(colloquial) my ass, not a chance (indicating emphatic rejection)


in saeculum

Sit nomen Domini benedictum ex nunc et usque in saeculum.

Let the name of God be praised, from now and unto the ages.


à compte d'auteur

Coordinate term: à compte d’éditeur

l’édition à compte d’auteur


on someone's doorstep

With ample supplies of these masks available and a more transmissible variant on our doorstep, there has never been a better time to up your mask game. I encourage people to go out and try a few different varieties, find what they like and what fits their face.

2021 December 27, Aaron Collins, “Some Covid masks are better than others. I know – I’m the Mask Nerd”, in The Guardian:


at someone's door

“What we are seeing in markets is the realisation that ECB tightening is at our door,” said Rohan Khanna, a fixed-income strategist at UBS.

2022 May 4, Tommy Stubbington, Martin Arnold, “ECB policy tightening sends eurozone borrowing costs soaring”, in Financial Times:

(idiomatic) Very nearby; close to someone.

“Absolutely those deaths are at the door of the Texas Department of Agriculture,” Gilbert spokesman Vince Leibowitz charges. “They should have noticed those problems and they should have done something about it. Clearly they didn’t and Todd Staples is the one who needs to be held accountable for it.”

2010 June 28, Reeve Hamilton, “TribBlog: Gilbert: Staples Has "Blood on His Hands"”, in The Texas Tribune:

(idiomatic) Being someone's fault or responsibility.


lan lofft

Pwy sy lan lofft?


lawr llawr

Pwy sy lawr llawr?


in prime twig

(UK, slang, obsolete) In good order and high spirits.


up a close

(Scotland, informal, archaic) Synonym of up a tree (“in a difficult situation”)


per Dominum

Munera, quæsumus, Domine, suscipe placatus; & me famulum tuum semper, & ubique misericorditer protege. Per Dominum.

1704 [1563], Giovanni Paolo Lancelotti, Institutiones Iuris Canonici de Mandato Pauli Papae IV, Venice, column 383:

Peaceably receive the gifts, we beseech you, Lord, and always and everywhere mercifully protect me, your servant. Through our Lord …

Beatæ et gloriosæ semper virginis Mariæ, quæsumus, Domine, intercessio gloriosa nos protegat, et ad vitam perducat æternam. Per Dominum.

1838, Breviarium Romanum […], Lyon and Paris, Officium Parvum Beatae Mariae, ad Completorium, Oratio, page 100*:

We beseech you, Lord, that the glorious intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-virgin Mary protect us, and lead us to eternal life. Through our Lord …

Obláta, Dómine, múnera sanctífica: nosque a peccatórum nostrórum máculis emúnda. Per Dóminum.

1958, Saint Andrew Daily Missal, with Vespers for Sundays and Feasts, Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Secret, page 130:

Sanctify, Lord, the gifts which we offer: and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Through our Lord …

Written abbreviation of “per Dominum nostrum Iesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum” (“through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever”), a standard conclusion to a liturgical prayer.


on level terms

Your Committee, having carefully considered the great volume of evidence placed before them, have come to the conclusion that the present condition of the Hop Industry is not merely one of temporary depression, but that, unless effective measures are taken to enable English growers to compete on level terms in their own market with their foreign competitors, the English industry will continue its rapid decline, and will ultimately be almost destroyed.

1908, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers - Volume 8, page xlvi:

It fully typified the game plan, and boss Page will have been thrilled to remain on level terms.

2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline:


by the Grace of Allah

By the Grace of Allah, we, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, [suffixes of various orders and medals], the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of the Sovereign State and Territory of Brunei Darussalam and all its Dependencies. To all to whom these presents shall come.

2016, Sultan of Brunei, “Proclamation and Notice under Article 52(2) (S 8/2016)”, in Brunei Durassalam Government Gazette:

By His Majesty His The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, by the Grace of Allah, Supreme Head of the States and Territories of Malaysia […]

2022, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Malaysia, “Proclamation—Summon Parliament (P.U. (A) 371/2022)”, in Federal Government Gazette, archived from the original on 2022-12-01:


dan y rhewbwynt

Mae Cymru wedi cael y tywydd oeraf ers tro - 7 gradd dan y rhewbwynt nos Fercher ym Mhowys, yn Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn Sir y Fflint - a'r disgwyl oedd y byddai'r tymheredd yn disgyn hyd yn oed yn is dros nos Iau.

Wales has had the coldest weather for some time - minus 7 degrees Wednesday night in Powys, in Carmarthenshire and in Flintshire - and the temperature was expected to drop even lower during Thurday night.

Mae’r Swyddfa Dywydd wedi cyhoeddi rhybudd melyn pellach am rew yng Nghymru rhwng heno ac 11 bore fory (Rhagfyr 12). Mae’r rhybudd yn nodi fod angen cymryd gofal am rew ac eira rhwng 4yp heno ac 11yb fory wrth i’r tymheredd ostwng o dan y rhewbwynt dros nos.

The Met Office has issued a further yellow warning of ice in Wales between tonight and 11 tomorrow morning (12 December). The warning notes that care needs to be taken due to ice and snow between 4pm tonight and 11am tomorrow as the temperature drops below freezing overnight.

below freezing (point), minus (of temperature)


allo sbando

un governo allo sbando

ragazzi allo sbando

in a state of chaos or collapse; in disarray; adrift


from home

From Middle English fram home, from hame, from hom.

men are merriest when they are from home

c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act I, Scene 2:

the old Gentleman being from Home, or out of the way when my Messenger came, my Letter came directly to my Sons Hand

1722, Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, London: W. Chetwood and T. Edling, page 411:

I cannot bear the thoughts of a Christmas spent from home

1847, Anne Brontë, chapter 8, in Agnes Grey, volume 3, London: Thomas Cautley Newby, page 133:

He had excuses. His family difficulties, his long stay from home.

1969, John Fowles, chapter 21, in The French Lieutenant’s Woman, London: Panther, published 1971, page 156:

(idiomatic, dated, chiefly UK) Away from home, not at home; away, out.


اَدَۓ

head

اَدَۓ (adaē)


ums Arschlecken

Wir haben den Zug ums Arschlecken nicht erwischt.

(Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, vulgar) by a hair, by a hair's breadth


på mellanhand

From mellanhand (“middlehand”). The middlehand player is often in a disadvantageous and awkward position.

Han hamnade på mellanhand.


for grins

Originally, for no other purpose but to make one smile.

(idiomatic) For no particular reason, just because it is fun or entertaining; or to relieve boredom.


for shits and giggles

From the act of shitting (i.e. farting) and then giggling as a result of it.

(idiomatic, vulgar) For no particular reason, just because it is fun or entertaining; or to relieve boredom.


som helst

Han kan komma vilken dag som helst

Älgen var hur stor som helst!

Vi fick betala hur mycket som helst i böter!

Han får inte under några som helst omständigheter släppas in på basen

He must not under any circumstances whatsoever be let into the base

Vi hade inga som helst rättigheter

(in negated expressions like "inga som helst" and "inte några som helst") whatsoever (as an intensifier)


in malam partem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in malam partem.


at this point

At the current time or the time that was just described.


atp

The uncertainty surrounding the terms under which BTS would and would not be allowed to reunite as a group to perform while members are enlisted has fans and nonfans alike feeling uneasy. "Can they just leave them [to] serve in peace ffs💀 atp i feel bad for them," one user wrote on Twitter.

2022 October 19, Joely Chilcott, “BTS May Be Allowed to Perform as a Group While Serving in the Korean Military, but There's a Catch”, in PopSugar:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of at this point; also ATP.


da piangere

un film da piangere


on the scrounge

"On the scrounge, are you?" said Gobling. "Shouldn't think you've ever done a day's work in your life."

1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 94:


like a pakapoo ticket

(Australia, informal, simile) Very messily scrawled; illegible.


durch die Blume

etwas durch die Blume sagen/mitteilen

to say something in an indirect, oblique, allusive way

In dem Traume auf Seite 237, welcher den Lebenslauf der Patientin »durch die Blume« oder »verblümt« beschreibt, trägt das Traum-Ich einen blühenden Zweig in der Hand, der, wie wir erfahren haben, gleichzeitig Unschuld und sexuelle Sündigkeit bedeutet.

1914 [1900], Sigmund Freud, Die Traumdeutung [The Interpretation of Dreams], 4th edition, Leipzig, Wien: Franz Deuticke, page 241:

Denn sobald ein Faktor hereinkommt – Pendelei, eine Partner*in, die im Haushalt lebt, Kinder, Schichtarbeit, ist das schon nicht mehr zu schaffen. In den Videos selbst wird die Erwerbsarbeit nur durch die Blume erwähnt.

2022 September 8, Laila Oudray, “Spießertum von Influencerinnen: Biedermeier mit Matcha”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


in bad repair

After the storm, many houses are in bad repair.


in line with

His behaviour was not in line with official policy.


in diapers

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: wearing a diaper, or needing to wear diapers.


in ruins

After being found guilty of animal abuse, her reputation was in ruins.

His finances were in ruins after spending all his inheritance on cars and drugs.


in debt

deeply in debt

fall in debt

up to one's eyeballs in debt

up to one's ears in debt


i stundens hetta

i (“in”) + stundens (“the moment's”) + hetta (“heat”)

af

in the heat of the moment
in the heat of the moment


ar y ffordd

ar fy ffordd (first-person singular)
ar ein ffordd (first-person plural)
ar dy ffordd (second-person singular)
ar eich ffordd (plural second-person)
ar ei ffordd m (singular third-person)
ar ei ffordd f (singular third-person)
ar eu ffordd (plural third-person)

Rwy ar y ffordd. Fydda i ddim yn hwyr nawr.


på sin höjd

på (“on”) + sin (“its”) + höjd (“height, peak”)

Han åt inte så många kakor som du påstår. Fyra på sin höjd.

He didn't eat as many cookies as you claim. Four at most.


on weorce

c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
Sē twelfta stepe ēaðmōdnesse is ġif munuc biþ ǣġhwǣr ēaðmōd eallum þām þe hine on lōciaþ, ġe on weorce, ġe on ġebēdhūse, ġe innan mynstre, ġe on wyrttūne, ġe on fare, ġe on æcre.

The twelfth level of humility is if a monk is humble everywhere to anyone who looks at him, whether at work, in the oratory, in the monastery, in the garden, on a journey, or in the field.


à la hausse

revoir quelque chose à la hausse

être à la hausse


à la baisse

revoir quelque chose à la baisse

to revise something downwards, to adjust something downwards

être à la baisse


trots allt

Det är ju trots allt jul

Det var inte butlern som gjorde det trots allt

It wasn't the butler who did it after all

trots allt jag gjort för dig


au petit pied

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à la petite semaine

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vivre à la petite semaine

taking the short view
take the short view

(derogatory) taking the short view, in the short run, short-sightedly

(derogatory) unambitious, small-time, petty


pour rien au monde

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all the tea in China
all the tea in China

under no circumstances
under no circumstances

not for all the tea in China, under no circumstances


z'Fleiß

Såg, des håst du do z'Fleiß gmåcht!

De san jå nur z'Fleiß gegn ois.

They reject everything just out of spite.

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) the effort to maliciously and purposely harm or damage someone (even if detrimental to oneself); spiteful defiance


auf Nummer sicher

/aʊ̯f ˈnʊmɐ ˈzɪçɐ/

auf Nummer sicher gehen


beyond a shadow of doubt

beyond a shadow of a doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt#English

Alternative form of beyond a shadow of a doubt


in book

The Sicilian opening was wild, but the speed of play made it clear both players were "in book", up to a point.

2022 January 21, Colin McGourty, “Tata Steel 5: Rapport & Mamedyarov hit the front”, in chess24, archived from the original on 2022-05-19:

Wesley So had prepared a line with a temporary pawn sacrifice against Praggnanandhaa and both players appeared to be in book for a long time.

2023 January 19, Mark Crowther, “Giri overtakes Abdusattorov in a dramatic final round of the Tata Steel Masters to grab his first title”, in The Week in Chess, archived from the original on 2023-02-01:

(chess, uncommon) Of a chess player: following a main line ("a standard sequence of opening moves considered to be best play").


на мій погляд

head

на мій по́гляд

на мій по́гляд • (na mij póhljad)

на мій по́гляд (canonical)
na mij póhljad (romanization)


on shaky ground

But I actually believe the whole god-damn country is on shaky ground, and for me to be securing shit for the future might not do me a damn bit of good.

1989, Bob Blauner, Black Lives, White Lives:


auf Kriegsfuß

Der extrem rechte AfD-Flügel rund um Höcke steht mittlerweile auf Kriegsfuß mit Beatrix von Storch, die dem Lager des zurückgetretenen ehemaligen AfD-Vorsitzenden Jörg Meuthen zugerechnet wird.

2022 December 2, Niklas Franzen, “AfD-Abgeordnete und Brasiliens Rechte: Bolsonaros deutsche Freundin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


à la pièce

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vendre à la pièce

to sell something retail; to sell separately; to sell as individual units

Coordinate term: à l’heure

payer à la pièce

travailler à la pièce


en ello

¡Estoy en ello!


van goeden huize

Literally, “from [a] good house”, using now-obsolete dative nominal forms, where "house" is used metonymically to refer to one's family and upbringing.

(idiomatic) of good stock; from a good family


van slechten huize

Literally, “from [a] bad house”, using now-obsolete dative nominal forms, where "house" is used metonymically to refer to one's family and upbringing.


in a minor key

(idiomatic) In a restrained manner; on a small or limited scale.


in a major key

(idiomatic) In an unrestrained manner; on a large or expansive scale.


in good season

We got up in good season and went to work.

The company launched its new product in good season, just before the holidays

The two young men desired to get back again in good season

1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:


in Hemdsärmeln

Ganz Manhattan fieberte! Die Zigarre im Mund, den steifen Hut im Nacken, in Hemdärmeln, schweißtriefend, saß und stand man und schrie und gestikulierte.

1913, Bernhard Kellermann, Der Tunnel, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 70:

(colloquial) wearing only a shirt, without a vest etc.


in goeden doen

Literally, “in good doing”, with a fossilized dative visible in the adjective (it was also present, however invisibly, in the gerund doen, as in governs the dative).

(idiomatic) in a good way, in shape, in form


to a great extent

to a large extent
to a large extent#English


ter plekke

Literally, “on the spot”, with a fossilized dative.

De ambulance is ter plekke.


under oath

to lie under oath

Having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.

onder ede

having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth


pour les couilles du pape

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to a large extent

Standard tests would at least eliminate that additional variable, teacher judgment, to a large extent.

1920, Francis Marion Garver, Misplacement of Children in Grades Six, Seven, Eight in a Large City School System, page 6:

When a business has grown to such an extent that it cannot be operated individually, one must confine initiative and talents to purely executive routine to a large extent.

1931, The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal - Volume 61, page 724:

However, it is interesting to note that the model of rules established for the harmonization was to a large extent inspired in the model of rules of origin which were being applied in preferential agreements.

1997, Paul Demaret, Jean-François Bellis, Gonzalo García Jiménez, Regionalism and Multilateralism After the Uruguay Round, page 358:


tot bewijs van het tegendeel

Compare French jusqu’à preuve du contraire.

until proven otherwise
until proven otherwise


van God los

(literally) without God, atheistic, irreligious

(by extension) having loose morals, dissolute, profligate


di lana caprina

Literally, “(made) of goat's wool”, calque of Latin de lāna caprīna.

(of a question, problem etc.) futil, irrelevant


op staande voet

Calque of Medieval Latin stante pede (literally “with one’s foot standing still”), a medieval juridical term meaning "on the spot, without having left the court". Cognate with German stehenden Fußes.

cal

Hij werd op staande voet ontslagen.


like speaking to a wall

like talking to a wall
like talking to a wall#English

Alternative form of like talking to a wall


fasho

I was like Aite, fasho, putting my hands up.

2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of for sure, representing African-American Vernacular English.


vom Stamme Nimm

Literally, “[to be] from the tribe of Take”.

lit

(colloquial, slightly dated) avaricious, selfish, likely to take without giving or showing gratitude


in pursuit

pursuing or chasing (someone or something)


from memory

Without any mnemonic aids, such as a script or notes.


of value

Any items of value should be stored in the locker.


la greu

in one's hour of need, in a difficult situation

(colloquial) a lot, intensely, in large quantities, excessively


in trian aspect

Related to trine (“threefold”), Latin tria (trēs).

In trian aspect means between passant and affronty. [...] Gules, on a mount vert a stork in trian aspect to the sinister[…]

1894, Henry Gough, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 24:

4 The Byrd arms show three gold stags' heads cut off at the neck ('erased') and turned to the viewer's left ('in trian aspect'), on a black ('sable') field. 'Sable' is confirmed by College[…]

2016 February 17, John Harley, The World of William Byrd: Musicians, Merchants and Magnates, Routledge, →ISBN:

Supporters — Dexter, a sea-lion azure, mane and head in trian aspect argent, langued gules, crowned with a crown tridenty gold; sinister, a seahorse azure, head and neck argent and crowned also with a crown tridenty gold,[…]

2020 April 20, Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, eBook Partnership, →ISBN, page 4685:

(heraldry, rare) Positioned at such an angle as to show three-fourths of the figure: in between affronté (facing forward) and in profile. (When applied to creatures, chiefly found in modern rather than medieval heraldry.)


op eigen houtje

of one's own accord, on one's own initiative


on ones

(animation) Involving a separate drawing for each individual frame of film.


visst fan

Vi borde inte köpa båten eftersom den är så dyr, men visst fan är det lockande

We shouldn't buy the boat since it's so expensive, but it sure as hell is tempting

– Är det ett hot? – Visst fan är det det!
– Is that a threat? – It sure as hell is!

Visst fan har jag ätit dålig pizza förr, men den här pizzerian tar fan priset

I've had bad pizza before for bloody sure, but this pizzeria takes the damn cake

(colloquial, with stress on "fan") sure as hell (it surely is), for bloody sure

Visst fan driver du med mig nu?

I really hope you're just messing with me ("For bloody sure you're messing with me now?")

(colloquial, with stress on "fan", in questions) for bloody sure (surely)


en quinze

Coordinate term: en huit

jeudi en quinze

a fortnight on Thursday, two weeks on Thursday, two weeks from Thursday

(informal) two weeks … (not of this week, but of two weeks from now)


en huit

Coordinate term: en quinze

jeudi en huit

a week Thursday, a week on Thursday, Thursday week, Thursday next, a week from Thursday

(informal) a week … (not of this week, but of next week)


als de neten

Haar broertje is brutaal als de neten.


als de pest

Die gast stinkt als de pest.


on the needle

(slang) In the habit of taking recreational drugs intravenously.


to the gunwales

Brand new diesel multiple units might seem attractive, but they could not reduce operational costs sufficiently on their own, even if they were packed to the gunwales some of the time.

2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:


en toutes lettres

écrire en toutes lettres

in full, integrally, without resorting to abbreviations; not in figures

écrit en toutes lettres

(figuratively) explicitly, plainly, clearly


ante annum

Insular Romance:

Sardinian: antiannu

Gallo-Romance:

Catalan: antany

French: antan (archaic)

Occitan: antan

Ibero-Romance:

Extremaduran: antañu

Galician: antano

Portuguese: antano

Spanish: antaño
→ Portuguese: antanho

[ˈän̪t̪ɛ ˈänːʊ̃ˑ]

(This entry is a descendant hub.) a year ago


en interne

/ɑ̃.n‿ɛ̃.tɛʁn/

(business) internally, within the company, in house, in-company


navyo

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ki-vi class|vi class_((VIII))]] inflected form of na


on the hurry up

'Read the CAD as you go – on the hurry up please. Need you there as soon as possible. Make sure you let Control know when you're on scene.'

2018, Alice Vinten, On the Line: Life – and death – in the Metropolitan Police:

(UK, law enforcement, slang) At top speed; as fast as possible.


on the sniff

But the fact that online “dating” was a euphemism for ACTION, the same way as walking into a bar is a sign that you're out on the sniff, suited me just fine.

2011, Autumn Stephens, Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick, page 56:

Ed stayed leaning in and after signalling to the others to do the same, he inclined his head towards the girls at the adjacent table. 'West End's heaving with that sort on a Saturday night,' he said. 'Office girls out on the sniff.'

(UK, slang, vulgar) In search of a sex partner.


on the other bus

“He's a bit of a loner and I think he's on the other bus, if you know what I mean.” He added and waved a limp wrist over the bar. The other men reacted to the news that Blackman might be gay by shaking their heads in disgust […]

“So am I. C'mon you never noticed that he's on the other bus?” he said, and then thought that Valana probably didn't even know what a bus was. “He's well groomed, takes care of himself a bit too much, if that doesn't give you any clues, […]

2015, Don Galloway, Time Ryder Powerstone Book Two:


för en gångs skull

För en gångs skull var det hyfsat väder. Tidigare har det alltid regnat.

For once, the weather was decent. In the past, it has always rained.


en enge̩m Nuu

Hee̩r schprong en enge̩m Nuu ömhue̩ch.


med andra ord

med (“with”) + andra (“other”) + ord (“words”)


on the stand

(law) testifying at a trial; speaking as a witness during a court case


från topp till tå

från (“from”) + topp (“top”) + till (“to”) + tå (“toe”)


to reckon with

to be reckoned with
to be reckoned with#English


binnen de Ring

Literally, “inside the ring [road]”, referring to Rijksweg 10, the ring road (ringweg) surrounding the wealthier core of Amsterdam and excluding its suburbs, which is colloquially known as de Ring.

De hele familie van die kakker woont binnen de Ring.

The entire family of that posh asshole lives in the central neighborhoods of Amsterdam.

(informal) in the well-off central neighborhoods of Amsterdam, that lie within ring road A10


on the brew

"What do the Catholics do for work?"
"Go on the brew. You know the stayet. The Relief. Then they hang around the bars and the bookie shops. There's nothin' else they can do."

1969, New York Magazine, volume 2, number 11, page 31:

Lost her job like so many others. It's hard to get jobs in retail these days, there's a lot of shops closing down. Senga's signed on the brew, but hopefully something will come up.

2017, Lynda Collins, Jo Zebedee, M. Rush, Ghosts in the Glass and Other Stories, page 216:

unemployment benefit
unemployment benefit

(slang) On the dole; receiving unemployment benefit.


on the bung

[…] and on the way back home on the train, drinking white wine out of plastic cups, I had to take a call from someone whose sewage system had gone on the bung.

2021, Doddie Weir, Stewart Weir, Doddie's Diary:

(Australia, slang) Not working properly; kaput.


som vatten på en gås

Kritiken rinner av honom som vatten på en gås

The criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back

like water off a duck's back
like water off a duck's back

(simile, idiomatic) like water off a duck's back


hors d'état de

Literally, “out of a state to [do something]”.

lit

hors d’état d’aller quelque part

hors d’état de marcher

hors d’état de payer ses dettes

hors d’état de nuire

which has been rendered harmless (literally, “out of a state to do harm”)

mettre quelqu’un hors d’état de nuire

to render someone harmless, to neutralize someone

être hors d’état de faire quelque chose

to not be in a condition to do something

(followed by an infinitive) not in a condition to (do something), not in a fit state to (do something)


on everybody's lips

“We want to make history at the end of the season,” Míchel said. “Departing the Bernabéu top would be special too, it would leave Girona on everybody’s lips.[…]”

2024 February 9, Sid Lowe, quoting Míchel Sánchez, “Madrid v Girona is no clásico but promises to be a title-defining classic”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

on everyone's lips
on everyone's lips#English


like the bottom of a birdcage

At ten to one, Sid slouched in with an overflowing briefcase in one hand and a basketball under his arm, complaining of a hangover. 'Mouth like the bottom of a birdcage.'

1999, Ray Smith, The Man who Loved Jane Austen, page 158:

Does the bottom of your mouth taste like the bottom of a birdcage? Did you make a fool of yourself last night? Or don't you remember?

2009, Elisabeth Blandford, How to Write the Best Research Paper Ever!, page 49:

(simile) Very foul-tasting; said of a person's mouth after heavy drinking etc.


off one's hinge

Why, Albro was quite off his hinge one time. They had to put him in a sanitarium.

1928, Chester K. Steele, The Great Radio Mystery, page 208:

“Oh, I see. The solitude has driven you off your hinge. Rather ironic, actually,” he added with a hollow chuckle.

1970, Keith Laumer, The World Shuffler, page 120:

“He's got a couple of hysterical people in there with him. The mother is right off her hinge. She's brought along her boyfriend. Chief is trying to calm them down.”

2001, Jon Redfern, The Boy Must Die, unnumbered page:

off one's hinges
off one's hinges#English

(idiomatic) Alternative form of off one's hinges.


off one's hinges

'She’s hysterical already,' he murmured gloomily. 'She'll fly off her hinges if you suggest it.'

1995, John Sherwood, Bones Gather No Moss, page 164:

“Yeah, I’m okay,” she answers with Zen calm, as if she wasn’t completely off her hinges a minute ago.

2008, Debbie Reed Fisher, Swimming with the Sharks, page 196:

Facing the business end of the large revolver was bad enough, but the man wielding the gun was off his hinges.

2012, George R. Appelt Jr., Shepherd's Fall, page 153:

(idiomatic) Unstable or irrational; crazy.


aus blauem Himmel

aus heiterem Himmel
aus heiterem Himmel#German

(idiomatic) Alternative form of aus heiterem Himmel (“out of the blue”)


in quick succession

The scored two goals in quick succession


over the way

Along or across the road; situated nearby.


naar de klote

Literally, “to the balls”. Attested since the 19th century.
Likely originally was naar de kloten, but the essentially homophonic naar de klote spelling is most common.

(vulgar) down the toilet, destroyed, wasted


in the name of the law

The following passage from his autobiography is interesting, as showing the impression which the "barbarous deeds done in the name of the law" made upon his mind, even in boyhood: […]

1850, George Searle Phillips, The Life, Character and Genius of Ebenezer Elliot the Corn Law Rhymer, page 78:

Shouting "stop in the name of the law" is wasteful when a suspect obviously is fleeing the law.

1991 July, Francis A. Gilligan, Stephen D. Smith, “Criminal Law Division Notes”, in The Army Lawyer, page 52:

At the same time, once things are done in the name of the law, it no longer matters what they are, for they are legal, and any further scrutiny of their nature is unnecessary—indeed, may be construed as subversive.

1996, Omer Bartov, Murder in Our Midst, page 69:

Those soliciting, expediting, or executing arbitrary orders ought to be punished; but every citizen called or seized in the name of the law ought to obey instantly: one becomes guilty by resisting.

2021, Micah Alpaugh, The French Revolution: A History in Documents:


under one's very nose

under one's nose
under one's nose#English


aan de drank

Hij is al enkele maanden niet meer aan de drank.

He hasn't been abusing alcohol anymore for some months now.


on the instant

upon the instant
upon the instant#English


on the regs

That show came out when I was seven years old and I watched it on the regs.

2018, Phoebe Robinson, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay, page 81:


at a draught

I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexterity one of their largeſt Hogſheads, then rolled it towards my Hand, and beat out the top; I drank it off at a Draught, which I might well do, for it did not hold half a pint, and taſted like a ſmall Wine of Burgundy, but much more delicious.

1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Gives Some Account of Himself and Family, His First Inducements to Travel. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), page 13:

I emptied the glass at a draft, and another, and another. I felt disgusted with the world, and took another—to think that men will be so bamboozled—one more—when they can get the real thing, right on the spot, too—a sip—and no false bottom in the bot tle—madame's good health—wonder if she's not the daughter of the prince—sip, sip, sip—amazing large bottles, but the road long—vita brevis est—positively no more, Madame Metternich!

1857, [W. W. Wright], Doré by a Stroller in Europe, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, page 231:

The Time Traveler did not seem to hear. "Don't let me disturb you," he said, with a certain faltering articulation. "I'm all right." He stopped, held out his glass for more, and took it off at a draught.

1895 May 7, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Time Traveler Returns”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 36:

Lord Winchelmere said quietly: "We've been just striking a bargain, Geraldi, and I've given Mary Ingall the emerald . . . as duly agreed." Deliberately he reached down for the cup of coffee and drained it at a draft.

2000, Max Brand [pseudonym; Frederick Schiller Faust], The Bright Face of Danger: A James Geraldi Trio, Unity, M.E.: Five Star, →ISBN, page 154:


of the colours

CREST – Upon a torce of the colours, a swan's neck and breast, with wings displayed, proper.

1801, William Betham, The Baronetage of England, Or the History of the English Baronets, and Such Baronets of Scotland, as are of English Families: With Genealogical Tables, and Engravings of Their Armorial Bearings, page 306:

Crests - 1. on a wreath of the colours, a cock proper, charged with a crescent gules (Corry); 2. on a wreath of the colours, a garland between two laurel branches vert (Lowry)[…]

1910, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour, page 1025:

The shield is ensigned by a helmet to dexter with mantlings or and gules, and surmounted by the crest; out of a torse of the colours a lion rampant issuant or.

1915, Rowland Winn St. Oswald (2d Baron of), Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St. Oswald at Nostell Priory, page 290:

Unless other tinctures are specified, the torse, like the mantling, is of the colours, i.e. of the principal metal and the principal colour.

1983, Charles Boutell, Boutell's Heraldry, Frederick Warne Publishers, page 155:

(heraldry, of a wreath, torse, etc) Having, in alternating sections, the principal metal and principal colour of the associated arms.


till syvende och sist

Partial calque of Danish til syvende og sidst. Attested since 1915.

pcal

Vissa är positiva medan en del inte vill utveckla skärgården alls. Till syvende och sist handlar det kanske om attityd till förändring: Vill man dela med sig av det unika vi har runt omkring oss eller vill man behålla härligheterna för sig själv?

2023, Gunnika Isaksson-Lutteman, “Nästa marina nationalpark? [Next marine national park?]”, in 365, number 3, Naturkompaniet, page 44:

Some are positive while others don't want to develop the archipelago at all. Ultimately it may be a matter of attitudes toward change: Do you want to share the unique things we have around us or do you want to keep the wonders for yourself?

at the end of the day
at the end of the day

at the end of the day (when everything is taken into account)


in full aspect

Mexico - Arms : ar. upon a rock, issuant from the sea in base, the nopal or tuna plant, thereon an eagle in full aspect, wings expanded, the head towards the dexter, holding in the beak a snake or serpent bowed embowed, all ppr[…]

1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica: Or, Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, page 1:

Perch / Or an eagle in full aspect gu. standing on a perch issuing out of the sinister side arg.

1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 312:


like mushrooms

(simile) Very quickly and in great quantity.


to someone's face

to lie to someone's face

(figuratively) While looking into someone's eyes, in person; directly; brazenly, shamelessly.


in a flat spin

"I am in a flat spin!" Gaston Max declared.

1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page xix. 182:


come da copione

Invocando subito dopo, come da copione, la libertà di parola e di espressione e la censura che, a suo dire, ormai domina la scena politica indiana.

2023 April 4, Francesca Marino, “L'esecutivo indiano non vuole Rahul Gandhi, ma pure parte del suo partito è ostile [The Indian Executive does not Want Rahul Gandhi, but even Part of his party is Hostile]”, in il Foglio:

Invoking immediately thereafter, as is to be expected, freedom of speech and expression and the censorship that, according to him, has come to dominate the Indian political scene.


a yaad

"Laad, mi sorvant de a yaad a lidong an kyaahn muuv. Som wikid pien a lik im."

2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 8:6:

Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."


nel proprio piccolo

L’articolo è stato poi corretto, un paio di giorni dopo, ma resta il fatto che nel suo piccolo smaschera una tendenza.

2023 April 7, Antonio Gurrado, “Digiuno per il Guardian, dove non sanno cosa sia la Domenica delle Palme [Starving for The Guardian, where they do not know what Palm Sunday is]”, in il Foglio:

The article was then corrected, a few days later, but the fact is that in its own small way, it unmasks a trend.

in one's own little way
in one's own little way


senza appello

Literally, “without appeal.” Compare French sans appel.

Siamo a conoscenza di numerose mutilazioni, violenze sessuali, stupri collettivi, organi asportati, cadaveri non consegnati ai familiari e sepolti in luoghi sconosciuti - cita ancora la petizione - Sappiamo di processi iniqui senza appello, senza avvocati, senza testimoni e senza prove.

2023 January 5, Marta Rizzo, “Teheran, "Donna Vita Libertà": la petizione per la liberazione del popolo iraniano mobilita l’Italia [Teheran, "Woman Life Liberty": the petition for the liberation of the Iranian population mobilizes Italy]”, in la Repubblica:

We are aware of numerous mutilations, sexual violence, gang rapes, excised organs, dead bodies not delivered to family members and buried in unknown places - the petition continues - We know of unjust trails without the right of appeal, without lawyers, without witnesses and without evidence.

(law) without the right of appeal; peremptory

(figurative, by extension) final, indisputable


wie Schmidts Katze

Literally, “like (a/the) smith's cat”, from Schmidt (“smith”), alternative form of now more common Schmied (“smith”)

abgehen wie Schmidts Katze

Das vorvorletzte Buch, das ich übersetzt habe, stürmt die Sellerlisten wie Schmidts Katze, seitdem Reich-Ranicki im Dichterquartett geschäumt hatte, die Leute, die da drin vorkämen, interessierten ihn nicht, ihn interessierten nur Lübecker Patrizierfamilien.

1996 November 29, Harry Rowohlt, “Poohs Corner”, in Die Zeit:

Vor Kurzem haben die ein Wertpapier von "kaufen" auf "halten" herabgestuft; danach ging die Aktie ab wie Schmidts Katze.

2011 February 3, Christian Tenbrock, “Was die Herde treibt”, in Die Zeit:

like a bat out of hell
like a bat out of hell

(simile, colloquial) like a bat out of hell


nel vero senso della parola

Literally, “in the true sense of the word.”

lit

Grazie per l'accoglienza calorosa, nel vero senso della parola! Fa caldo qua fuori.

Thank you for a warm welcome, literally! It is hot out here.

according to the strict, literal definition; literally


da che mondo è mondo

Literally, “from when earth is earth.” Compare French depuis que le monde est monde.

Perché da che mondo è mondo in qualsiasi conflitto se uno ha già vinto non ha bisogno di mettersi seduto al tavolo.

2023, Quarta Reppublica, season 5, spoken by Giorgia Meloni:

Because since time immemorial in every conflict, if someone has already won, he does not need to look for a seat at the negotiating table.


in cuor proprio

E questo credo che quelli che dicevano che l'Italia è isolata, dell'Italia trattata come un pari, dell'Italia agli angoli ai vertici internazionali — anche loro oggi in cuor loro si stanno ricredendo.

And this is what I think: That those who said that Italy is isolated, who spoke of Italy being treated as an equal, of Italy at the fringes of international summits — even they today in their heart of hearts are changing their minds.

in one's heart of hearts
in one's heart of hearts

in one's heart of hearts; at heart; deep down


siempre y cuando que

siempre y cuando
siempre y cuando#Spanish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of siempre y cuando


di tutti i tempi

Literally, “of all the times.” Compare French de tous les temps.


by far and away

Humans are by far and away the greatest threat to wildlife in the northern forests.


between the sheets

Synonym of in the sack (“in bed, especially in the context of sexual intercourse”)


by return mail

by return of post
by return of post#English


by eye

Thus given a straight line it is very easy to construct a smaller or a greater than it by eye, not just because this is a broad sort of distinction, but because it also involves only one comparison.

1984, Andrew Barker, Greek Musical Writings: Volume 2, Harmonic and Acoustic Theory, page 277:

By estimation, based on a visual inspection, without accurate measurement.


a colpo sicuro

Literally, “at secure strike.” Compare French à coup sûr.


thros bwysau

dros bwysau (mutation mutation-radical)
thros bwysau (irregular mutation mutation-aspirate)


från vaggan till graven

from the cradle to the grave
from the cradle to the grave

(idiomatic) from the cradle to the grave


beyond someone's grasp

City survived late anxiety, especially when Inter substitute Lukaku headed straight at Ederson with the goal at his mercy, but there was an explosion of joy on the pitch and in the stands at Ataturk Stadium as they finally secured the giant trophy that has remained so elusively beyond their grasp for so long.

2023 June 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 1 - 0 Inter Milan”, in BBC Sport:

Out of reach; impossible for someone to achieve.

Too difficult or complex for someone to understand.


nella buona e nella cattiva sorte

Literally, “in (the) good and in (the) bad fate.”

through thick and thin
through thick and thin

for better or worse; through thick and thin


dan y don

From dan (“under”) + y (“the”) + ton (“wave”).

com

(idiomatic) under the sea, undersea, underwater


at the last moment

It had been intended to close the line to passengers at the end of September, and it was omitted from the winter timetables, but it was decided, at the last moment, to continue the services for another month.

1949 January and February, “Notes and News: Closing of the East Kent Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 61:

at the last minute
at the last minute#English


head

bagai enau dalam belukar, melepaskan pucuk masing-masing

Lit. "Like sugar palms in the bush, spreading their shoots respectively"

(simile) in an egocentric, disorderly state


on butt

The black girls yellin' "Ah, he's on butt!" / Pretty sure that that's ebonics for "Ah shucks, he's gone nuts"

2014 November 7, “Materialize” (track 2), in Jack Harlow (lyrics), Finally Handsome:

"et mfs rey get on butt so i'm rey shake" is the most louisville sentence one can conjure

2019 November 21, @OchoBuckets, Twitter:

not gonna lie, I'm on butt this month. 😭

2019 December 1, @UNSWEETICEDTEE, Twitter:

So yeah Ms. Monae was on butt when she made sure to single out black men in her rant.

(African-American Vernacular, Louisville slang) Acting in a strange or deranged manner; tripping out, wilding.

African-American Vernacular; Louisville slang; African-American Vernacular; Louisville slang


on the reggo

as a person who loses things on the reggo, people like you are my hero.

2018 October 9, Siân (Taylor’s Version) (@sianieay), Twitter:

Name someone famous who isn’t seen doing strength training on the reggo? We’ll wait. You'll see it mostly on the ‘gram with a few '💪💪💪' in the captions. Or maybe they’re making headlines for their new training routine, giving us all the #fitspo with their workouts.

2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health:


from cradle to grave

from the cradle to the grave
from the cradle to the grave#English

Alternative form of from the cradle to the grave


ᜐ ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜈ᜔

sa pangkalahatan
sa pangkalahatan#Tagalog


sa kabuoan

tl-head

sa kabuoán (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ᜃᜊᜓᜂᜀᜈ᜔)

sa kabuoán (canonical)
ᜐ ᜃᜊᜓᜂᜀᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


sa pangkalahatan

sa pangkalahatán (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜈ᜔)

sa pangkalahatán (canonical)
ᜐ ᜉᜅ᜔ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜈ᜔ (Baybayin)


in church every time the doors are open

at church every time the doors are open#English

Alternative form of at church every time the doors are open


ar y trywydd

/ˌar ə ˈtrəu̯.ɨ̞ð/


ar drywydd

ar fy nhrywydd (first-person singular)
ar ein trywydd (first-person plural)
ar dy drywydd (second-person singular)
ar eich trywydd (plural second-person)
ar ei drywydd m (singular third-person)
ar ei thrywydd f (singular third-person)
ar eu trywydd (plural third-person)


sans prétention

unpretentious, unpretentiously; modest, humble; cheap and cheerful


like a kid on Christmas morning

like a kid at Christmas
like a kid at Christmas#English


like a kid at Christmas

(simile, informal) Very delighted and excited.

think all one's Christmases have come at once


з висоти пташиного польоту

head

з висоти́ пташи́ного польо́ту

з висоти́ пташи́ного польо́ту • (z vysotý ptašýnoho polʹótu)

з висоти́ пташи́ного польо́ту (canonical)
z vysotý ptašýnoho polʹótu (romanization)

[z ʋesɔˈtɪ ptɐˈʃɪnɔɦɔ pɔˈlʲɔtʊ]

Literally, “from the height of a bird's flight”. Compare Russian с высоты́ пти́чьего полёта (s vysotý ptíčʹjevo poljóta), Belarusian з вышыні́ птушы́нага палёту (z vyšyní ptušýnaha paljótu).

cog

с высоты́ пти́чьего полёта

з вышыні́ птушы́нага палёту

en-з_висоти_пташиного_польоту-uk-prep_phrase-ApuDo4Wf


av ondo

Literally, “of evil, [coming] from evil”, from biblical parlance, including Matthew 5:37 (KJV: “whatsoever is more than this comes of evil”).

lit

Folkmord är av ondo.


gyda'n gilydd

/ˌɡɨ̞dan ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌɡɨ̞dan ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌɡɪdan ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌɡɪdan ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌɡədan ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌɡədan ˈɡɪlɪð/


at eich gilydd

/ˌat ei̯χ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat ei̯χ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌat əχ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat əχ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌat ei̯χ ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌat ei̯χ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat əχ ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌat əχ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat əχ ˈɡɪli/


gyda'ch gilydd

/ˌɡɨ̞daχ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌɡɨ̞daχ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌɡɪdaχ ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌɡɪdaχ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌɡədaχ ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌɡədaχ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌɡɪdaχ ˈɡɪli/


at ein gilydd

/ˌat ei̯n ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌat əŋ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat əŋ ˈɡɪlɨ̞ð/

/ˌat əŋ ˈɡiːlɪð/

/ˌat əŋ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat əŋ ˈɡɪli/


at ei gilydd

at ein gilydd (first-person plural)
at eich gilydd (plural second-person)
- m (singular third-person)
- f (singular third-person)
at ei gilydd (plural third-person)

/ˌat ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌatɪ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌat ei̯ ˈɡɪlɪð/

/ˌati ˈɡɪlɪð/

Daethon nhw at ei gilydd.

They came together (i.e. to the same place from different places)

At ei gilydd, mae'ch syniadau i gyd yn rhai da.

By and large, your ideas are all good ones.

all in all, for the most part, by and large


o'r herwydd

/ˌoːr ˈhɛrwɨ̞ð/

/ˌoːr ˈhɛrʊi̯ð/

because of it/this/that, for this/that reason


gan gynnwys

gan fy nghynnwys (first-person singular)
gan ein cynnwys (first-person plural)
gan dy gynnwys (second-person singular)
gan eich cynnwys (plural second-person)
gan ei gynnwys m (singular third-person)
gan ei chynnwys f (singular third-person)
gan eu cynnwys (plural third-person)
gan fy nghynnwys i (first-person singular)
gan ein cynnwys ni (first-person plural)
gan dy gynnwys di (second-person singular)
gan eich cynnwys chi (plural second-person)
gan ei gynnwys e (singular third-person)
o m (singular third-person)
gan ei chynnwys hi f (singular third-person)
gan eu cynnwys nhw (plural third-person)

/ɡaŋˈɡənʊɨ̯s/

/ɡaŋˈɡənʊi̯s/


o ystyried

o'm hystyried (first-person singular)
o'n hystyried (first-person plural)
o'th ystyried (second-person singular)
o'ch ystyried (plural second-person)
o'i ystyried m (singular third-person)
o'i hystyried f (singular third-person)
o'u hystyried (plural third-person)
o fy ystyried i (first-person singular)
o'n hystyried ni (first-person plural)
o dy ystyried di (second-person singular)
o'ch ystyried chi (plural second-person)
o'i ystyried e (singular third-person)
o m (singular third-person)
o'i hystyried hi f (singular third-person)
o'u hystyried nhw (plural third-person)


o gofio

o'm cofio (first-person singular)
o'n cofio (first-person plural)
o'th gofio (second-person singular)
o'ch cofio (plural second-person)
o'i gofio m (singular third-person)
o'i chofio f (singular third-person)
o'u cofio (plural third-person)
o fy nghofio i (first-person singular)
o'n cofio ni (first-person plural)
o dy gofio di (second-person singular)
o'ch cofio chi (plural second-person)
o'i gofio e (singular third-person)
o m (singular third-person)
o'i chofio hi f (singular third-person)
o'u cofio nhw (plural third-person)


in the frame

Colin just told me about some lad he played football with last night who beat Gerald up a month or so ago, but I don't think he's in the frame.

2021, Chris McDonald, Mistletoe and Crime:

(colloquial) Suspected by the police of having committed a crime.


all over the show

All over the place
all over the place#English


a misura di

a misura di famiglie

family-friendly (literally, “fit for families”)


ai sensi di

ai sensi della legge

uguale giustizia ai sensi della legge

(especially law) adhering to (a law, ordinance, etc.); following, per, persuant to, under, according to, in conformity with


aus dem Paulanergarten

Taken from commercials of the Paulaner Brewery set in Munich beer gardens.

Geschichten aus dem Paulanergarten

Neues aus dem Paulanergarten

(Internet slang) being a story about the veracity of which doubt must be expressed: everyone clapped


wrth fy modd

/ˌʊrθ və ˈmoːð/

/ˌʊrθ ə ˈmoːð/

first-person singular of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth ei fodd

/ˌʊrθ ei̯ ˈvoːð/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈvoːð/

first-person singular masculine of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth ei bodd

/ˌʊrθ ei̯ ˈboːð/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈboːð/

third-person singular feminine of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth ein bodd

/ˌʊrθ əm ˈboːð/

first-person plural of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth eu bodd

/ˌʊrθ ei̯ ˈboːð/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈboːð/

third-person plural of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth eu boddau

/ˌʊrθ ei̯ ˈbɔðaɨ̯/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈbɔðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈbɔða/

/ˌʊrθ ei̯ ˈbɔðai̯/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈboːðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ iː ˈbɔðɛ/


wrth ein boddau

/ˌʊrθ ei̯n ˈbɔðaɨ̯/

/ˌʊrθ əm ˈbɔðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ əm ˈbɔða/

/ˌʊrθ əm ˈboːðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ əm ˈbɔðɛ/


wrth dy fodd

/ˌʊrθ də ˈvoːð/

second-person singular of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


wrth eich boddau

/ˌʊrθ ei̯χ ˈbɔðaɨ̯/

/ˌʊrθ əχ ˈbɔðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ əχ ˈbɔða/

/ˌʊrθ ei̯χ ˈboːðai̯/

/ˌʊrθ ei̯χ ˈbɔðai̯/

/ˌʊrθ əχ ˈboːðɛ/

/ˌʊrθ əχ ˈbɔðɛ/

second-person plural of wrth fodd (“delighted”)


con cognizione di causa

Literally, “with cognition of cause.” Compare French en connaissance de cause.

with full knowledge of the facts; with authority


of consequence

a matter of consequence

an invention of great consequence


à frais communs

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-à frais communs.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à frais communs.wav

by sharing expenses, by financing jointly


in the clouds

in one's own world
in one's own world#English


à hauteur d'homme

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-à hauteur d’homme.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à hauteur d’homme.wav

shoulder-high, at head height, at eye level

Near-synonym: à la portée de tout un chacun

(figuratively) on a human scale; within the reach of everyone; with means accessible to everyone


from A to Zee

He’s here to look good; if he does that he fills the bill from A to Zee.

1913, Oliver Onions, The Two Kisses: A Tale of a Very Modern Courtship, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., page 170:

If it were a colonel’s daughter or someone of that sort, I’d know the psychology from A to Zee (as the English say).

1936 December, Richard Aldington, “To Patricia and A. S. Frere (privately held)”, in Norman T. Gates, editor, Richard Aldington: An Autobiography in Letters, The Pennsylvania State University Press, published 1992, →ISBN, page 143:

The business of all art, from A to Zee, as the Americans say, is to show things in their true relationships.

1985 [a. 1931?], D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “‘Art and Morality’, First version”, in Bruce Steele, editor, Study of Thomas Hardy and Other Essays (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of D. H. Lawrence), Cambridge University Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 236:

I was by now beginning to get used to “affirmatives”, “negatives”, “nixes” (strong negatives), “checks” (confirmations), and even beginning to think of things ranging from A to Zee.

1991, Gopal Baratham, chapter 6, in A Candle or The Sun, Serpent’s Tail, →ISBN, page 62:

I knew my French rock ’n’ roll from A to Zee via Salut Les Copains, the glossy colour music mag that took its pop as seriously as Cahiers du Cinéma did film.

2000, Andrew Loog Oldham, Stoned, London: Secker & Warburg, →ISBN, page 118:

(American spelling) Alternative form of from A to Z.


from A to Zed

As to plots, “there are only about a score in the world, and when you have used them all from A to Zed you can turn around and use them from Zed to A.”

Oh, I hate men. From all I’ve read, / Alone in bed, / From A to Zed / About ’em, / Since love is blind, / Then from the blind / All womankind / Should rout ’em, / But ladies, you / Must answer, too . . . / “What would we do / Without ’em?”

1954, Cole Porter, 103 Lyrics of Cole Porter, New York, N.Y.: Random House, pages 21–22:

I’ve learned from A to Zed about Dummerston.

1955, Frederic F[ranklyn] Van de Water, Wings of the Morning, New York, N.Y.: Ives Washburn, Inc., page 88:

And interrelationships are what we get in Pulp Fiction, fictions from A to Zed.

1998, Joseph Natoli, “Reality as Pulp Fiction”, in Speeding to the Millennium: Film & Culture 1993–1995, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 37:


bee tee dubs

“Bee tee dubs,” Todd continues, “turns out that he has no idea what Fire Island is.”

2011, Justin Luke Zirilli, Gulliver Travels, →ISBN, page 95:

Bee tee dubs, isn’t it so much fun having a new bestie?

2013, Michelle Witte, The Faker’s Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn’t), Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, →ISBN, page 149:

“Loved the T.I. cover, bee tee dubs,” Jane interrupted.

2013, Jessa Holbrook [pseudonym; Saundra Mitchell], While You’re Away, Razorbill, →ISBN, page 30:


through the wazoo

Probably a blend of through the roof + out the wazoo.


alle stelle

prezzi alle stelle

afa alle stelle

sweltering heat (literally, “sky-high mugginess”)

Interviene direttamente in commissione Lavoro alla Camera la deputata del M5S Chiara Appendino: “In Italia il lavoro povero è una piaga sociale, parliamo di 4,5 milioni di persone povere da lavoro e il governo non sta facendo nulla, come su caro vita, caro bollette e mutui schizzati alle stelle...."

2023 July 18, The Editorial Board, “Salario minimo, il governo lo affossa: “Non ha copertura”. Le opposizioni bloccano i lavori. Caos per la frase di Tajani: “Non siamo l’Urss” [Minimum wage, the government dismisses it: "It does not have funding". The opposition blocks the proceedings. Chaos ensues after Tajani's statement: "We are not the USSR"]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

M5S Deputy Chiara Appendino spoke up directly to the House Labor Committee: "In Italy, staying poor while working is a social scourge, we are talking about 4.5 million people in the working poor, and the government is not doing anything even regarding the soaring costs of living, bills, and skyrocketing mortgages...."

in or to a great quantity or degree; sky-high, through the roof


på rymmen

Roughly, "on the escape," with an ad-hoc nominalization of rymma (“to escape”).

(idiomatic, colloquial) on the run, on the lam


à bref délai

Near-synonym: à court terme


on the water wagon

Dated form of on the wagon (“abstaining from alcohol”).


off the water wagon

Dated form of off the wagon (“no longer abstaining from alcohol”).


for the lolz

Maybe he should just have some fun. While he could. Stuff the cabinet with a whole load of idiots. […] Just for the lolz.

2023 July 20, John Crace, “With all his plans in tatters, Rishi eyes some reshuffle lolz”, in The Guardian:


en bonne règle

/ɑ̃ bɔn ʁɛɡl/


like magic

With the aid of a screwdriver, the stuck jar lid opened like magic.


di rito

Forza Italia ha presentato infatti una proposta di legge alla Camera che prevede di “applicare alle attività lavorative non coperte da un contratto collettivo nazionale (circa il 5% dei lavoratori italiani) il salario previsto dal contratto collettivo nazionale leader per il settore di riferimento” e “la detassazione della tredicesima, del lavoro straordinario e di quello notturno” per “i lavoratori dipendenti con reddito non superiore a 25mila euro”. Una fuga in avanti che – a quanto riferiscono fonti parlamentari di maggioranza – non viene ben accolta dagli alleati, al di là delle dichiarazioni di rito.

2023 July 25, The Editorial Board, “Salario minimo, FdI rinuncia a votare l’emendamento soppressivo: il confronto sarà in Aula. Obiettivo il rinvio a settembre [Minimum wage, FdI [political party] declines to vote on the suppressive amendment [to remove a provision from a bill]: the battle will be in the halls of Parliament. The goal is a delay to September]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

Forza Italia [political party] has in fact brought forward a bill to the House that proposes to "apply the salary provided by the leading national collective agreement for the relevant sector to work activities not covered by a national collective agreement (about 5% of Italian workers)" and to "exempt the Christmas bonus, overtime, and overnight work" for "employees with incomes not exceeding 25 thousand euros". A push that — according to sources in the Majority — is not well-received by coalition allies, beyond the customary statements.


par écrit

mettre quelque chose par écrit

to put something down on paper, to commit something to writing


m prwj

m (“in”) + prwj (“two houses, two estates”), thus ‘in the two houses’.

af

an element appended to various official titles


in naam der wet

in the name of the law
in the name of the law


in the green tree … in the dry

From Luke 23:31, Koine Greek ὅτι εἰ ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ ξύλῳ ταῦτα ποιοῦσιν, ἐν τῷ ξηρῷ τί γένηται (hóti ei en tôi hugrôi xúlōi taûta poioûsin, en tôi xērôi tí génētai), rendered “For if they do these things in a green tree [when the trees are green], what shall be done in the dry?” in the King James Version.

der

If this is seen in the green tree, what will it be in the dry? If this is so apparent now when the earth is loaded with her spontaneous fruits; what will it be when winter shall find them unprovided with the necessaries of life?

1865 September 11, J. C. Randolph, “[Letter to Freedmen’s Bureau Commissioner]”, in Ira Berlin et al., editors, Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861–1867, volume 1/2, The Wartime Genesis of Free Labor: The Upper South, published 1993, →ISBN, pages 713–4:

[…] disfranchisement was imposed upon 10,000 legal voters by a tribunal which had no jurisdiction to exclude a vote; if these things can be done in the green tree, what may we not expect to see in the dry?

1877 February 13, Matthew H. Carpenter, Electoral Count of 1877. Proceedings of the Electoral Commission and of the Two Houses of Congress […], published 1877, pages 266–7:

If you do that sort of thing in the green tree, what will you do in the dry? When the honourable member does it to members who support the Prime Minister, what will he do to members of his own party?

1910 November 30, George Laurenson, “Mr. Hine’s Charges”, in New Zealand: Parliamentary Debates. Third Session, Seventeenth Parliament […], volume 153, published 1910, page 1236, column 1:

His case, though never called, was kept in suspense for more than a year, and the dozen Italian workmen, arrested with him, too poor and friendliess to raise the exorbitant bail, remained in prison all that time. These things, and worse, were done in the green tree. Mr. Wallas’ article gives altogether too mild an impression of what is being done in the dry.

1920, The New Statesman, volume 14, page 613:

They saw it as an ominous, a fatal precedent; for if these things were done in the green tree, what would be done in the dry, when the Whigs returned despite the king?

1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 106:

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(idiomatic, dated) In a better situation as against a worse one; used chiefly in rhetorical questions to suggest that what is bad at one time will be worse in future.


without welt or guard

For, as the Romans, a gowned nation, gave unto them that were entring into mans estate, a virile and plaine gowne, without welt or guard : even so, the Germans our Ancestors bestowed upon their young men, whom they judged meet [...]

1610, William Camden, Britain, or A chorographicall description:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, welt, guard. Of clothing, etc: not having a welt or hem.

… without Flattery or Dissimulation, but relate the Story without Welt or Guard, that these People, who are all Persons of Quality, may understand the want of …

1657 (published), The history of the most renowned Don Quixote of Mancha and his trusty squire Sancho Pancha now made English according to the humour of our modern language and adorned with copper plates by J.P., part 1, book 4, chapter IV

[BEDFORD-SHIRE, proverbs:] [...] / It is applyed to things plain and simple without either welt or guard to adorne them, as also to matters easie and obvious to be found with / [...]
[WARWICK-SHIRE, Saints:] Jacob, a plain man, with Nathaniel an Israelite without guile, welt or gard.

1662, Thomas Fuller, The history of the worthies of England:

(figurative, dated) Plain(ly) or straightforward(ly); without embellishment(s).


in isolation

The play, taken in isolation, seems nonsensical, but it is in fact a surreal satire of recent events.

On its own; unaccompanied by, or without reference to, anything else.


in Wahrheit

in reality, in truth, in fact, truth be told, actually, really


aus dem Off

Univerbation of aus + dem + Off. Not a pseudo-anglicism from imagined or from actual from the off, which few Germans had the opportunity to encounter.

(idiomatic) without making oneself a distinguished person.


מעת לעת

head

מֵעֵת לְעֵת • (me'et l'et)

מֵעֵת לְעֵת (canonical)
me'et l'et (romanization)


senza se e senza ma

Literally, “without if and without but.”

lit

Magari non avremmo vinto; loro non sarebbero sù. Senza se e senza ma.

2020, Masterchef Italia, season 9, episode 16, spoken by Giada Meloni:

Maybe we would not have won; they would not be up there. No ifs and buts about it.


für das Protokoll

(idiomatic) Uncontracted form of fürs Protokoll


בסופו של דבר

head

בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר

בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר • (b'sofó shel davár)

בְּסוֹפוֹ שֶׁל דָּבָר (canonical)
b'sofó shel davár (romanization)


out of gauge

(shipping) Of cargo: that cannot be loaded in a standard dry container due to its excessive dimensions or weight.

During the year 1949, well over 7,500 exceptional and out-of-gauge loads were carried in the London Midland Region of British Railways. Among them were railway coaches for Egypt, locomotives for Ireland, and specially-constructed wagons and large pieces of machinery for various parts of the world.

1950 February, “Notes and News: Out-of-Gauge Loads, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 140:

(rail transport) Of rail vehicles, or loads carried on freight vehicles: where dimensions exceed the loading gauge or structure gauge for a particular line or route.


a sorte

Literally, “at fate.” Compare French tirer au sort.


a fior di

Literally, “at surface of”. Compare Portuguese à flor de.

a fior di pelle

skin-deep (literally, “at the surface of skin”)

a fior d'acqua


of someone's life

Visiting the Galapagos was the experience of my life.

Being the best or the most remarkable or memorable.


a coppia

cucinare a coppia

done as a couple; done in pairs; with a partner


nwaju

/ŋ́.wá.d͡ʒú/


niwaju

/nĩ́.ꜜwá.d͡ʒú/


h₂óyu kʷíd

Proto-Hellenic: *oyuki

Ancient Greek: οὐκί (oukí, "not so, never")

Greek: όχι (óchi, "no, not")

Proto-Armenian:

Old Armenian: ոչ (oč', "not")

Armenian: ոչ (oč', "no, not")

Proto-Albanian:

Albanian: as ("not, neither, nor") (possibly)


on special

Short grain rice is on special this week.

If a particular item is on special this week, when can I expect it to go on sale again?

This wine is outstanding. I recently ordered 2 cases of this when it was on special.

(Australia) For sale at a reduced price.


like a champ

Wow, you took that punch like a champ.

Here's Barbara Mikulski, who enters like a champ with great big hair.

2012 September 5, Elspeth Reeve, “DNC Recap: Bill Clinton’s Night”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-01-07:

As I'm walking through the festival entrance, a man casually vomits before continuing on, unfazed. ¶ Twenty-year-old me thinks, "Dope. That guy knows how to get faded like a champ!" ¶ Thirty-year-old me thinks, "I'm concerned for the boy's health and the general sanitation of this festival. Where are the comment cards located?!"

2015 June 10, Farley Katz, “Music Festivals in Your Thirties”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-14:

My sunny front lawn, however, grows like a champ. It grows so well that a passer-by, concerned about my boisterous crop of dandelions, once suggested I use her landscaping crew to corral my wild patch. "They can really get those dandelions under control," she said.

2019 April 26, Ronda Kaysen, “I’m Done Mowing My Lawn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

(idiomatic, informal) Very well; with great success or skill.


noong araw

tl-head

noóng araw (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜂᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

noóng araw (canonical)
ᜈᜓᜂᜅ᜔ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ (Baybayin)

[n̪oˌʔoŋ ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]


gan-an

òun gan-an ni mo rí


off the top of one's dome

off the top of one's head
off the top of one's head#English

Alternative form of off the top of one's head


ar mifò

(Rome, obsolete) Alternative form of comifò (“good, well done”)


ar mifone

C'ho (a proposito) na porzioncina abbondante de pajata de vitella, ch'è proprio ar mifone, cor sugo de pommidoro tirato …

1871 September 2, “Dialigo [Dialogue]”, in La frusta - Giornale politico morale [The whip - Moral political journal], page 806:

By the way, I have this nice, large portion of calf pajata, that's really good, with the tomato sauce thickened …


lọjọ iwaju

head

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

yo-pos

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

lọ́jọ́ iwájú

/lɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́ ī.wá.d͡ʒú/


on ende

c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr"
Ælc lof bið on ende gesungen.


affanculo

(vulgar) Alternative spelling of a fanculo


for real life

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-for real life.wav

Perhaps a blend of for real + real life. Popularised by the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey, but attested earlier.

Sure, letting the neighbourhood kids set up a doctor's surgery in your loungeroom can end in chaos and crocodile attacks (as in the episode, The Doctor). But when Bingo goes to hospital for real life, the neighbours are at the ready with healing help (episode: Bumpy and the Wise Old Wolfhound).

2020 January 17, Mary Bolling, “What parents can keep learning from Bluey”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

(originally Bluey fandom slang, informal) Synonym of in reality, occurring in real life as opposed to play or make believe.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, real life.


bei Weitem

Nehmen Sie den Energiebereich, da haben wir einen technologischen Zielkonflikt: Erdwärmepumpen sind bei Weitem die effizienteste Form, Wärme aus der Umgebung zu ziehen[…].

2023 March 31, Claudius Prößer, quoting Bernd Hirschl, “Nach dem Berliner Klima-Volksentscheid: „Schaden für die Glaubwürdigkeit“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:


in abeyance

Then I hereby declare this treaty in abeyance.

1989, Melinda M. Snodgrass, “The Ensigns of Command”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart):


in the ascendant

Towards the end of the session of 1836, the hopes of the Conservative party were again in the ascendant.

1844, B[enjamin] Disraeli, chapter V, in Coningsby; or, The New Generation. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, book IV, page 47:

[T]hose poets, […] by enriching the common language and by circulating from to town to town either in person or in their compositions, contributed to fan the flame of Pan-Hellenic patriotism at a time when there were few circumstances to co-operate with them, and when the causes tending to perpetuate isolation seemed in the ascendant.

1847, George Grote, “Lyric Poetry—The Seven Wise Men”, in History of Greece, volume IV, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, part II (Continuation of Historical Greece), page 136:

Becoming more popular, powerful, or relevant; on the rise.


i långa loppet

i det långa loppet
i det långa loppet#Swedish

(idiomatic) Alternative form of i det långa loppet


i det långa loppet

i (“in”) + det (“the”) + långa (“long”) + loppet (“run”)


i kubik

Två i kubik är åtta

Det kommer bli roligt i kubik!

Det vore dumt i kubik

Det är öl i kubik på ölmässan

There is loads of (types of) beer ("it is beer cubed") at the beer festival

(colloquial) An intensifier; loads, extremely


till tusen

Spelarna är taggade till tusen

Jag fick tänka till tusen för att komma på svaret

I had to think super hard to come up with the answer

(colloquial, postpositive) extremely, to the max, to a very high degree


pa' cantu

Sassari nósthra nò li piazìa
pa cantu bèdda […]

1957, Salvator Ruju, “Sacchittu lu trampósu [Sacchittu the swindler]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 302:

He didn't like our Sassari, although [it is] beautiful