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English Idioms :: shine
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shin.html - See: RAIN OR SHINE, TAKE A SHINE TO. |
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English Idioms :: shine up to
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shin.html - {v.}, {slang} To try to please; try to make friends with. * /Smedley shines up to all the pretty girls./ |
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English Idioms :: shingle
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shin.html - See: HANG OUT ONE'S SHINGLE. |
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New English :: Shining Path
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shin.html - (Politics) see Senderista |
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Traditional English :: shin
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shin.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the leg below the knee.
2 a cut of beef from the lower foreleg. --v.tr. & (usu. foll. by up, down) intr. (shinned, shinning) climb quickly by clinging with the arms and legs. shin-bone = TIBIA. shin-pad (or -guard) a protective pad for the shins, worn when playing football etc. [OE sinu] |
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Traditional English :: shindig
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shin.html - n.
colloq.
1 a festive, esp. noisy, party.
2 = SHINDY 1. [prob. f. SHINDY] |
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