How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
chestnuts — n. 1) to roast chestnuts 2) (misc.) to pull smb. s chestnuts out of the fire ( to extricate smb. from an unpleasant situation ) * * * to roast chestnuts (misc.) to pull smb. s chestnuts out of the fire ( to extricate smb. from an unpleasant… … Combinatory dictionary
Chestnuts Park — is a park in the St. Ann s neighbourhood of the London Borough of Haringey. It is 5 hectares (12 acres) in size[1] and is located on St. Ann s Road and Black Boy Lane, close to St. Ann s Hospital. The park contains a café, community centre… … Wikipedia
Chestnuts long barrow — The Chestnuts long barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow near Addington in the English county of Kent. It is one of a group of monuments known as the Medway megaliths. The tomb was built in an area of extensive earlier Mesolithic activity… … Wikipedia
chestnuts — chest·nut || tʃesnÊŒt n. type of tree; horse chestnut (nut from the chestnut tree); reddish brown horse adj. having a reddish brown coloring … English contemporary dictionary
Some Fine Old Chestnuts — Infobox Album | Name = Some Fine Old Chestnuts Type = Album Artist = Bing Crosby Released = 1953 Recorded = June 26th, 1953 [ Genre = Vocal Length = : Label = Decca Producer = Buddy Cole Reviews = * [http://community.mcckc.edu/crosby/albums.htm… … Wikipedia
Banquet of Chestnuts — The Banquet of Chestnuts, known more properly as the Ballet of Chestnuts, refers to a fête in Rome, and particularly to a supper held in the Papal Palace by Don Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI on October 30, 1501. An account of the… … Wikipedia
pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rock\ chestnuts — Used to describe something which is the epitome of coolness. (Invented by Jerame Barriga of Carson, CA.) Mrs. Monson rocks chestnuts! … Dictionary of american slang
rock\ chestnuts — Used to describe something which is the epitome of coolness. (Invented by Jerame Barriga of Carson, CA.) Mrs. Monson rocks chestnuts! … Dictionary of american slang
