Meaning: abacuses

'æbəkəs
n.
a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architravea calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves

be in out of use Idiom, Proverb

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

a grandfather clause

a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.

a household name

"a name everyone knows; name of a famous person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, soon became a household name.

a lost cause

a goal or project that is not worth working for That video store is a lost cause. It has never made a profit.

an offer I couldn't refuse

an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

as poor as a church mouse

very poor, having little, the wolf is at the door How can they refuse to help her? She's as poor as a church mouse.

as useless as a fifth wheel

not useful, not needed, redundant, (four wheels are sufficient) I sat there watching the four of them play bridge, and feeling as useless as a fifth wheel.

as useless as tits on a boar

not useful, not necessary, having no function Our toenails are useless - as useless as tits on a boar.

be used to (+Ving/noun)

" be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with."

bring the house down

cause much laughter in the audience The comedian brought the house down with his jokes about the lost dog.

More Idioms/Phrases

bring around/round bring home the bacon bring home the importance of something to someone bring it off bring off bring some new facts to light bring someone into line bring something on bring the house down bring to bring to a close bring to mind bring to terms bring up bring up the rear bring you up short broad

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