all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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bang straw »
A nick name for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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company »
Nickname for an intelligence service.
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dismal science »
Nickname for economics or for the field of political economy.
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don't take any wooden nickels »
Do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.
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get one's knickers in a twist »
To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.
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in the nick of time »
At the last possible moment; at the last minute.
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jacktar »
Nickname for a sailor in the Royal Navy.
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land of opportunity »
A nickname for the United States.
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light bucket »
Nickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
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long goodbye »
Nickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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meatball surgery »
A nickname for surgery that is meant to be performed rapidly to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.
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nickel and dime »
Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.
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nickel-and-dime »
Alternative spelling of nickel and dime.
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not worth a plug nickel »
Having no or almost no value; worthless.
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plus fours »
knickerbockers
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run for the roses »
Nickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race.
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spaghetti western »
Nickname for a motion picture produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, depicting a tale of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West.
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the company »
Nickname for an intelligence service.
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