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How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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near the knuckle — phrasal 1. : near the permitted, accepted, or tolerable limit of what can be said or done: as a. : verging on the border line between decency and indecency jokes that were embarrassingly near the knuckle b. : verging on what is offensive or… … Useful english dictionary
near the knuckle — If something is near the knuckle, it is bit explicit or too close to the truth for comfort … The small dictionary of idiomes
near the knuckle — ► near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on being indecent or offensive. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
near the knuckle — adjective Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety. So near the knuckle, I wonder they got past the censor … Wiktionary
be near the knuckle — British, informal if a joke or a remark is near the knuckle, it is about sex in a way that some people find offensive. Some of his jokes were a bit near the knuckle and, unfortunately, I was watching the show with my parents … New idioms dictionary
near the knuckle Brit. — near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on the indecent or offensive. → knuckle … English new terms dictionary
near the knuckle — See knuckle, near the … A concise dictionary of English slang
Go the knuckle — fight, especially with the fists … Dictionary of Australian slang
go the knuckle — Australian Slang fight, especially with the fists … English dialects glossary
Knuckle — Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
