By-storm
see: take by storm
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a side street or a private or obscure street; byway. Historical Examples Phaeton Rogers Rossiter Johnson Fraternity John Galsworthy Hyacinth George A. Birmingham The False Chevalier William Douw Lighthall Frank Oldfield T.P. Wilson The Tale of Timber Town Alfred Grace The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Anonymous The Belovd Vagabond William J. Locke Dreamers […]
- Sufferance
passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by). capacity to endure pain, hardship, etc.; endurance. Archaic. suffering; misery. Archaic. patient endurance. Contemporary Examples Is Julia Tymoshenko Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi? Geoffrey Robertson October 22, 2012 Historical Examples Les Misrables Victor Hugo The […]
- By-surprise
see: take by surprise
- By-talk
incidental conversation; small talk; chitchat. Historical Examples The Locusts’ Years Mary Helen Fee
- By-the-balls
by the balls see: have one by the balls