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Traditional English :: gubbins
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guboat.html - n. Brit. 1 a set of equipment or paraphernalia. 2 a gadget. 3 something of little value. 4 colloq. a foolish person (often with ref. to oneself). [orig. = fragments, f. obs. gobbon: perh. rel. to GOBBET] |
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Traditional English :: gubernatorial
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guboat.html - adj.
esp. US of or relating to a governor. [L gubernator governor] |
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English Idioms :: guard
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guboat.html - See: COLOR GUARD, OFF GUARD, ON GUARD. |
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English Idioms :: guest
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guboat.html - See: BF. MY GUEST. |
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English Idioms :: gum up
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guboat.html - {v.}, {slang} To cause not to work or ruin; spoil; make something go wrong. - Often used in the phrase "gum up the works". * /Jimmy has gummed up the typewriter./ Syn.: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH. |
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English Idioms :: gun
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guboat.html - See: BIG CHEESE or BIG GUN, GIVE IT THE GUN or GIVE HER THE GUN, GREAT GODFREY or GREAT GUNS, JUMP THE GUN, SON OF A GUN, STICK TO ONE'S GUNS or STAND BY ONE'S GUNS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED. |
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