How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
The Boot — on Cromer Street is a pub in King s Cross, London.HistoryThe name is either derived from the wares of the leatherworkers who once worked in the area and would have frequented this pub or it may be a corruption of The Boat as a tributary of the… … Wikipedia
The Boot — This was a boot shaped device designed to break or crush a person s foot. After the victims foot was placed into The Boot, various parts could be tightened, which first broke bones, and eventually turned the foot into a bloody pulp. A similar… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
The Boot Room — The Liverpool Boot Room was a room at Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C., during the 1960s 1980s where the coaching staff would sit, drink tea and discuss the team, tactics and ways of defeating the next opposing side.It was actually a room that… … Wikipedia
the boot (or N. Amer. shoe) is on the other foot — the situation has reversed. → boot … English new terms dictionary
(the) boot is on the other foot — British & Australian, American if you say that the boot is on the other foot, you mean that a situation is now the opposite of what it was before, often because a person who was in a weak position is now in a strong position. In the past, we had… … New idioms dictionary
the boot is on the other foot — British used for saying that a situation has changed completely, so that the person who had the least power now has the most I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot … English dictionary
The Boot Room — La Boot Room de Liverpool était une pièce à Anfield, terrain à domicile du Liverpool FC, où le staff technique pouvait, durant les années 1960 1980, s asseoir, boire du thé, discuter avec l équipe, de la tactique et des options à prendre pour… … Wikipédia en Français
the order of the boot — n British (notice of) rejection, dismissal or refusal. The humorous expression, based on the more exalted Order of the Bath, Order of the Garter, etc., is nor mally employed in the context of a sack ing or a rejection by a lover. This form of… … Contemporary slang
the order of the boot — Meaning Given the sack, i.e. asked to leave your job (see get the sack ). Origin Ironic reference to heraldic orders like the Order of the Garter … Meaning and origin of phrases
(the) order of the boot — British summary dismissal from employment After the ancient Orders of chivalry. Also as the order of the push … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
