- a pig of a —— Brit.
- a pig of a —— Brit.informalsomething unpleasant or difficult: I've had a pig of a day.→ pig
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
a pig of a —— Brit.
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make a pig's ear of Brit. — make a pig s ear of Brit. informal handle ineptly. → pig … English new terms dictionary
pig — noun 1》 an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout, kept for its meat. [Sus domesticus.] ↘a wild animal related to this; a hog. [Family Suidae.] ↘N. Amer. a young pig; a piglet. 2》 informal a greedy … English new terms dictionary
pig — [[t]pɪ̱g[/t]] pigs, pigging, pigged 1) N COUNT A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair on its skin. Pigs are often kept on farms for their meat, which is called pork, ham, bacon, or gammon. → See also guinea pig ...the… … English dictionary
pig it — verb live like a pig, in squalor • Syn: ↑pig • Derivationally related forms: ↑pig (for: ↑pig) • Hypernyms: ↑live • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
pig — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus scrofa. b US a young pig; a piglet. c (often in comb.) any similar animal (guinea pig). 2 the flesh of esp. a young or sucking pig as food… … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear of — ► make a pig s ear of Brit. informal handle ineptly. Main Entry: ↑pig … English terms dictionary
make a pig's ear of — see ↑pig1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * Brit., informal handle ineptly * * * make a pig s ear (out) of Brit informal : to do or manage something badly He has made a pig s ear of his reelection campaign … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear out of — make a pig s ear (out) of Brit informal : to do or manage something badly He has made a pig s ear of his reelection campaign. • • • Main Entry: ↑pig … Useful english dictionary
pigs might fly — (informal; as an expression of scepticism) That is highly unlikely • • • Main Entry: ↑pig * * * pigs might fly british spoken phrase used for saying that something is completely impossible Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym … Useful english dictionary
Charterhouse Roman Town — Roman lead mines at Charterhouse, Somerset Charterhouse Roman Town was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. Its site is located just to the west of the village of Charterhouse on Mendip in the English county of Somerset. Its Latin name m … Wikipedia
