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*bald as a coot and *bald as a baby's backside completely bald. (*Also: as ~.) If Tom's hair keeps receding like that, he'll be bald as a coot by the time he's thirty. Fred: Now, I'll admit my hair is thinning a little on the top, but—Jane: Thinning? You're not thinning, you're as bald as a baby's backside! *soft as a baby's bottom and soft as a baby's backside; *soft as down; *soft as silk; *soft as velvet Cliché very soft and smooth to the touch. (*Also: as ~.) This cloth is as soft as a baby's bottom. The kitten's fur was as soft as down. Your touch is soft as silk. This lotion will make your skin soft as velvet. a kick up the arse/backside (British & Australian very informal) if you give someone a kick up the backside, you do or say something to try to stop them being lazy He does nothing but watch TV all day. His mother should give him a kick up the backside. The threat of losing my job was the kick in the pants I needed. be a pain in the arse/backside (British & Australian very informal) also be a pain in the ass/butt (American & Australian very informal) to be very annoying I can't stand my brother-in-law. He's a real pain in the arse. Getting up for work at 5 a.m. is a pain in the ass. get off your backside (British & Australian very informal!) to stop being lazy and start doing something It's time the government got off its backside and did something about improving the railways. (British & Australian very informal!) See work arse offSee also: get think the sun shines out (of) somebody's arse/backside (British & Australian very informal) to love or admire someone so much that you do not think they have any faults You're never going to hear Maggie criticizing Jim - she thinks the sun shines out his backside! work your arse/backside off (British & Australian very informal) also work your ass/butt off (American very informal) to work very hard My father worked his backside off to pay for our education. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This time, it's more than a bit, but don't come looking for the fully monty; bared female breasts and some essentially nude backsides are the extent. Our goal, as a supporting command, is to make John Abizaid and the other commanders successful and to allow them to worry a little bit less about their backsides and a little bit more about the targets in front of them. Borremans works in, among other media, pencil, ink, watercolor, ballpoint pen, varnish, and gouache on stamped envelopes, torn-off book covers, the backsides of photographs, and other discarded everyday materials. |
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