- quids in Brit.
- quids in Brit.informalprofiting or likely to profit from something.→ quid
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quids in — In a very favourable or profitable situation • • • Main Entry: ↑quid * * * quids in Brit informal ◇ If you are quids in, you have made a good profit. I was quids in by the time I left the horse races. • • • Main Entry: ↑quid * * * quids ˈin … Useful english dictionary
quids in — ► quids in Brit. informal profiting or likely to profit from something. Main Entry: ↑quid … English terms dictionary
quids — [[t]kwɪ̱dz[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects If you are quids in, you have more money left than you expected or get more for your money than you expected. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Still, we were quids in, we didn t care! … English dictionary
quid — quid1 noun (plural same) Brit. informal one pound sterling. Phrases not the full quid Austral./NZ informal not intelligent. quids in Brit. informal profiting or likely to profit from something. Origin C17 (denoting a sovereign): of obscure origin … English new terms dictionary
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
quid — Ⅰ. quid [1] ► NOUN (pl. same) Brit. informal ▪ one pound sterling. ● not the full quid Cf. ↑not the full quid ● quids in Cf. ↑quids in … English terms dictionary
quid — 1. n. (pl. same) Brit. sl. one pound sterling. Phrases and idioms: not the full quid Austral. sl. mentally deficient. quids in sl. in a position of profit. Etymology: prob. f. quid the nature of a thing f. L quid what, something 2. n. a lump of… … Useful english dictionary
