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valve through which liquid is drawn and dispensed *(US usu.: faucet, spigot) (tap up) to covertly enter negotiations ("The manager accused the other team of tapping up his player") (US: tampering) a spile or spigot in a cask; a device for dispensing beer from a keg a device for listening to other people's telephone calls
The words listed below are frequently used in ways that major English dictionaries do not condone in any definition. See List of English words with disputed usage for words that are used in ways that are deprecated by some usage writers but are condoned by some dictionaries.
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
Morris. Richard, ed. Encyclopedia of American History (7th ed. 1996) Purvis, Thomas L. A Dictionary of American History (Blackwell 1997) Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. The Almanac of American History (2nd ed. 1993) Thompson, Peter, and Chris Cook. Dictionary of American History: From 1763 to the Present (Facts on File, 2000)
[go] tits up (mildly vulgar) to suddenly go wrong (literally, to fall over. US: go belly up). cf pear-shaped (appears in the US mainly as military jargon, sometimes sanitized to "tango uniform") toad-in-the-hole batter-baked sausages, sausages baked in Yorkshire Pudding toff (slang) member of the upper classes toffee apple
War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486797168. Hakim, Joy (1995). A History of Us: War, Peace and all that Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509514-6. Jacobson, Gary (August 14, 1994). "Humor best way to remove last of 'Bohicans' resistance". The Dallas Morning News. p. 7H
See a pin and pick it up, all the day you will have good luck; See a pin and let it lay, bad luck you will have all day; See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; Seeing is believing; Seek and ye shall find; Set a thief to catch a thief; Shiny are the distant hills; Shrouds have no pockets (Speech is silver but) Silence is golden
The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.