Without a stitch on
Naked, as in They let their baby run around outside without a stitch on. A related phrase is not have a stitch on. These expressions use stitch in the sense of “a piece of clothing,” a usage dating from the early 1800s.
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- Without batting an eye
Showing no emotion, acting as though nothing were unusual. For example, Richard ate the snails without batting an eye. A related phrase is not bat an eye, as in He didn’t bat an eye when she told him he was being laid off. These expressions, which use bat in the sense of “blink,” date from […]
- Withoutdoors
[with-out-dawrz, -dohrz, with-] /wɪðˈaʊtˌdɔrz, -ˌdoʊrz, wɪθ-/ adverb 1. out of doors. withoutdoors /ˈwɪðaʊtˈdɔːz/ adverb 1. an obsolete word for outdoors
- Without further ado
Also, without more ado. Without more work, ceremony, or fuss. For example, Without further ado they adjourned the meeting and went home, or And now, without more ado, here is our speaker of the day. This idiom has one of the few surviving uses of the noun ado, meaning “what is being done.” (Another is […]
- Wises
verb (used with or without object), Archaic. 1. to know. adjective, wiser, wisest. 1. having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. 2. characterized by or showing such power; judicious or prudent: a wise decision. 3. possessed of or characterized by scholarly knowledge […]
- Wiser
adjective, wiser, wisest. 1. having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. 2. characterized by or showing such power; judicious or prudent: a wise decision. 3. possessed of or characterized by scholarly knowledge or learning; learned; erudite: wise in the law. 4. having […]