What is the meaning of BIT BY-THE-DOG. Phrases containing BIT BY-THE-DOG
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By chalks is Australian slang for by a long way.
One way or other, by any expedient. "It can't be done by hook or crook.â€
By the cringe is a British slang exclamation.
HIV infection.
By is slang for in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned.
By-and-by, soon, in a short time.
An exclamation of surprise used by Ruurians.
to impress ‘This doesn’t really grab me by the balls.’
Lay by is Australian slang for to reserve an item in a shop by putting a deposit on it.
Fourpenny bit is London Cockney rhyming slang for hit.
Bit of tit is British slang for a woman when viewed asa sex object, a potential sexual partner.
By pass is London Cockney rhyming slang for the buttocks (arse).
A slang term used meaning boy, buddy...ie: "How's she goin' by'...this is used by people in Nova Scotia (esp. Cape Breton), Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.
By the neck is Scottish and Irish slang for a bottle of beer served unpoured.
Touched by the moon is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lunatic (loon).
A nautical expression now in common use, meaning "broadly speaking". Nautically, it means to sail a boat "by" the wind but not "large", or close to the wind.
By the way, in passing.
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pref.
In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.
adv.
Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.
a.
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.
adv.
Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time.
pref.
With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take by force.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
v.
Somewhat; something, but not very great.
v.
The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
v.
A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.
adv.
Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.
imp.
of Bite
v.
A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.
n.
The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.
v. t.
To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
v. t.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
n.
A morsel; a bit.
pref.
Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side of; past; as, to go by a church.
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