Results for “flying horses”

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Flying the coop
phrase

Blowing past an open weigh station without pulling in — illegal and risky.

#trucker#cb-radio#weigh-station#illegal
flyin' horses
noun phrase

A merry-go-round, specifically the antique one in City Park.

#nola#dialect#south#childhood
tricep horseshoe
noun

Triceps so developed they form a horseshoe shape.

#gym#fitness#anatomy#muscle
hold your horses
phrase

Wait; slow down; be patient.

#american#regional#patience#idiom
on me bill
phrase

On my own, by myself, flying solo.

#scouse#liverpool#british#everyday
bone dome
noun

A flying helmet.

#military#aviation#raf#slang
the sweeney
noun

The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.

#police#uk#london#rhyming-slang
sweeney
noun

The Flying Squad (clipped from 'Sweeney Todd').

#cockney#london#british#crime
cushty
adjective

Good, great, sorted; popularised by Only Fools and Horses.

#cockney#london#british#approval
plonker
noun

A fool or idiot; catchphrase from Only Fools and Horses.

#cockney#london#british#insult
haad yer pash
phrase

Be patient; hold your horses

#british#regional#phrase#patience
dirt nap
noun

Death, especially by flying into the ground.

#military#army#death#aviation
Feet wet
phrase

Brevity code: aircraft is now flying over water.

#military#army#brevity#aviation
Feet dry
phrase

Brevity code: aircraft is now flying over land.

#military#army#brevity#aviation
Popeye
adjective

Brevity code: aircraft is flying in clouds/reduced visibility.

#military#army#brevity#aviation
Horsefeathers
interjection

A 1920s cry of 'nonsense!' since horses have no feathers in the first place.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Sweeney Todd
noun

Cockney for the Flying Squad — 'Sweeney Todd' rhymes with Squad, clipped to 'the Sweeney'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk