end up in the knacker's yard Idiom, Proverb
the whole nine yards
boneyard
2. domino pile to draw from
in one's own backyard
Idiom(s): in one's (own) backyardTheme: PROXIMITY
[figuratively] very close to one.
• That kind of thing is quite rare. Imagine it happening right in your backyard.
• You always think of something like that happening to someone else. You never expect to find it in your own backyard.
all wool and a yard wide
Idiom(s): all wool and a yard wideTheme: KINDNESS
genuinely warmhearted and friendly. (Informal and folksy. Refers to woolen cloth that is 100% wool and exactly one yard wide.)
• Old Bob is a true gentleman—all wool and a yard wide.
• The banker, hardly all wool and a yard wide, wouldn't give us a loan.
Graveyard shift
If you have to work very late at night, it is the graveyard shift.Schoolyard pick
When people take it in turns to choose a member of a team, it is a schoolyard pick.Whistling past the graveyard
(USA) If someone is whistling past the graveyard, they are trying to remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling past the cemetery' is also used.)Whole nine yards
The whole nine yards means means everything that is necessary or required for something.all wool and a yard wide|a yard wide|all|all wool|
adj. phr. Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted. He's a wonderful brother
all wool and a yard wide.graveyard shift|graveyard|shift
n. phr. The work period lasting from sundown to sunup, when one has to work in the dark or by artificial light. "Why are you always so sleepy in class?" Professor Brown asked Sam. "Because I have to work the graveyard shift beside going to school," Sam answered.end up in the knacker's yard
To be in or access a accompaniment of ruin or abortion due to accepting become abortive or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or afflicted horses. Once a booming industry afore the age of the Internet, home video rental has abundantly concluded up in the knacker's backyard these days.Learn more: end, up, yard
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