English new terms dictionary. 2014.
something nasty in the woodshed — ► something nasty in the woodshed Brit. informal a shocking or distasteful thing that has been kept secret. [ORIGIN: from the novel Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1933).] Main Entry: ↑woodshed … English terms dictionary
woodshed — noun a shed where firewood is stored. verb (woodsheds, woodshedding, woodshedded) [usu. as noun woodshedding] informal (of a musician) practise in private. ↘improvise or harmonize spontaneously. Phrases something nasty in the woodshed Brit.… … English new terms dictionary
