come upon someone — come upon (someone/something) to find or meet someone or something, esp. unexpectedly. We came upon a farmer setting a fire to clear off dead grass from the pasture … New idioms dictionary
come the old soldier over someone — To impose on a person • • • Main Entry: ↑old … Useful english dictionary
come the raw prawn — Australian, informal to pretend that you have no knowledge of what someone is talking about. Oh, don t come the raw prawn with me, Scott, I saw you writing down her telephone number as I walked into the room! (usually + with) … New idioms dictionary
come to someone's rescue — we were stuck in the elevator until Marty came to our rescue Syn: help, assist, lend a helping hand to, lend a hand to, bail out; informal save someone s bacon, save someone s neck, save someone s skin … Thesaurus of popular words
come the raw prawn — vb Australian to try to take advantage of or deceive someone. This colourful expression probably originated in the 1940s and is still heard. The precise connection between the uncooked crustacean and deceitfulness is not clear, but the sug… … Contemporary slang
don't come the something (with me) — don’t come the something (with me) british informal phrase used for telling someone angrily not to pretend that they have particular feelings or are in a particular situation, because you do not believe them Don’t come the innocent with me!… … Useful english dictionary
come up — {v.} 1. To become a subject for discussion or decision to talk about or decide about. * / He was a good salesman, and price never came up until the very last, Mary said./ * /The question of wage increases came up at the board meeting./ * /Mayor… … Dictionary of American idioms
come up — {v.} 1. To become a subject for discussion or decision to talk about or decide about. * / He was a good salesman, and price never came up until the very last, Mary said./ * /The question of wage increases came up at the board meeting./ * /Mayor… … Dictionary of American idioms
The Littles — were the title characters of a series of children s novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Peterson s books were adapted into an animated series by DiC Entertainment 16 years later. In 1985, an animated … Wikipedia
The Face on the Barroom Floor (poem) — The Face on the Barroom Floor is a poem written by Hugh Antoine D Arcy in 1887. OverviewWritten in ballad form, it tells the story of an artist ruined by love; having lost his beloved Madeline to another man, he has turned to drink. In the poem,… … Wikipedia
The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… … Wikipedia
