Results for “flying horses”

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Flying the coop
phrase

Blowing past an open weigh station without pulling in — illegal and risky.

#trucker#cb-radio#weigh-station#illegal
flyin' horses
noun phrase

A merry-go-round, specifically the antique one in City Park.

#nola#dialect#south#childhood
on me bill
phrase

On my own, by myself, flying solo.

#scouse#liverpool#british#everyday
bone dome
noun

A flying helmet.

#military#aviation#raf#slang
the sweeney
noun

The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.

#police#uk#london#rhyming-slang
Horsefeathers
interjection

A 1920s cry of 'nonsense!' since horses have no feathers in the first place.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Sweeney Todd
noun

Cockney for the Flying Squad — 'Sweeney Todd' rhymes with Squad, clipped to 'the Sweeney'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk