n.
English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)

bit thick Idiom, Proverb

blood is thicker than water

blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""

lay it on thick

praise someone too much He really began to lay it on thick when he met me at the party.

pour it on thick

flatter greatly He has been pouring it on thick but she still doesn

thick

dumb, unreasonable He is a little bit thick and never understands what I want to say.

thick as a brick

slow to understand, slow to learn We're all thick as a brick in at least one subject, eh?

through thick and thin

during good and bad times, for better or worse My dog Pal stays with me through thick and thin. He's a true friend.

thick dick

a fool

thick-skinned

Idiom(s): thick-skinned

Theme: FEELING - LACKING

not easily upset or hurt; insensitive.
• Tom won't worry about your insults. He's completely thick-skinned.
• Jane's so thick-skinned she didn't realize Fred was being rude to her.

thick as thieves

Idiom(s): (as) thick as thieves

Theme: FRIENDS

very close-knit; friendly; allied.
• Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together.
• Those two families are thick as thieves.

thick as pea soup

Idiom(s): (as) thick as pea soup

Theme: THICK

very thick. (Informal. Usually used in reference to fog.)
• This fog is as thick as pea soup.
• Wow, this coffee is strong! It's thick as pea soup.

a bit thick

More bull or analytical than is fair or necessary. Well, I anticipate "leech" is a bit thick, but I accept that I benefited from your accommodation best than I should have. It seems a bit blubbery of them to band you of your authorization completely; a abeyance seems abundant added appropriate.Learn more: bit, thick

a bit thick

added than you can tolerate; arbitrary or unreasonable. British informal 1991 Alistair Campbell Sidewinder I anticipation this was a bit thick, and to activate with I approved to avert myself. Learn more: bit, thick

a bit ˈthick/ˈstrong

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) not fair or acceptable: It’s a bit blubbery of him to apprehend me to pay every time we go out together. ♢ She said it was the affliction book she’d anytime read, which I anticipate was a bit strong.Learn more: bit, strong, thick

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More Idioms/Phrases

think fit for think back think a lot of thin on top thick-skinned thick as thieves thick as pea soup thick and fast There's no accounting for taste There will be the devil to pay there is no There are plenty of other fish in the sea then and there Them's fighting words