sidepiece orside piece [sahyd-pees ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun apieceforming asideof something, or attached at the side. side chick[sahyd, chik].Slang.a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who has a wife or regular girlfriend....
either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc.: Be sure to check that both sides of your test paper are filled out before you turn it in. one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom: ...
I had her in my power—up a tree, as the Americans say. (William Makepiece Thackeray,Major Gahagan, 1839) where the shoe pinchesThe sore spot or vulnerable area; the true source of trouble or distress. This expression purportedly derived from Plutarch’s biography of Paulus Aemilius. Question...
degree," from 14c.Man's man,one whose qualities are appreciated by other men, is by 1873. Colloquial use ofthe Manfor "the boss" is by 1918. To beman or mouse"be brave or be timid" is from 1540s. Meaning "piece with which a game (especially chess) is played" is from c. 1400...
A screw attached to one half of a two-piece, multiple-contact connector and used to draw both halves together and to separate them. jaff Slang for the combination of electronic and chaff jamming. jag In facsimile, distortion caused in the received copy by a momentary lapse in synchronism betw...
The piece argues that other world leaders who responded similarly "would be suffering legal consequences," but that President Trump and his allies "have largely claimed immunity for their actions.""When it comes to the response to the largest public health crisis of our time, our current ...
When you step on an escalator(自动扶梯), do you stand to one side to let others pass? When someone in the room fans himself with a piece of paper, do you open a window? If you ask someone to hang out with you and they stare at you blankly, do you withdraw the invitation? If yo...
The people who remain call these people otyezhanty, Russian slang meaning “those who go away.” Sophia Brashina, 64, is all packed. She goes away in two weeks. She, her daughter and 168 other Jews from the region are taking a charter flight to Tel Aviv. “I don’t want to go ...
Since this is a really special release, Alan had this idea that we all could have a listening session during the release day, meaning; We all play the song together at the same time – like we all listen to the song in the same room. We want to do this at 17.00 CET (Norwegian ...
When someone in the room fans himself with a piece of paper, do you open a window? If you ask someone to hang out with you and they stare at you blankly, do you withdraw the invitation? If you don't do any of these things , I have some unfortunate news: you cannot "read the ...