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Long and short is London Cockney rhyming slang for the drink port.
have someone by the short and curlies
Vrb phrs. To have complete power over someone. See short and curlies.
Short is British slang for a measure of a spirit or liquer. Short was old British slang for a measure of gin.
The end, the result, the upshot. "That's the long and short of the subject.â€
inject a drug; also shoot up a fix or a shot (usually of heroin)
Noun. Basically the term refers to pubic hairs, however it is used figuratively in having got someone by the short and curlies - having complete power over someone. Orig military use. [1930s]
Shout and holler was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a collar.
Shot is slang for worn out, exhausted. Shot is slang for intoxicated, drunk. Shot is slang for an injection.
Holler and shout is London Cockney rhyming slang for a German (Kraut).
Short hairs is slang for pubic hair.
pubic hair ‘She had me by the short and curlies.’
A military order of dress which consists of black pants and a white short-sleeved collared shirt.
Short arm is slang for the penis.
Short and curlies is British slang for pubic hair.
Pubic hairs; i.e. to "have someone by the short and curlies" is to have total power over that person since any on their part move to extricate themselves from the predicament would be certain to cause them immense pain.
Shirt and collar was old London Cockney rhyming slang for two shillings and six pence (a dollar).
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n.
Short, inferior hemp.
v. i.
To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6.
superl.
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
imp. & p. p.
of Shoot
adv.
Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; -- opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Short-circuit
n.
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
superl.
Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith.
superl.
Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv.
superl.
Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry.
a.
Having a short waist.
a.
Having short life.
imp. & p. p.
of Short-circuit
adv.
In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short.
superl.
Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question.
a.
Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
n.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
superl.
Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water.
superl.
Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath.
v. t.
To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
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