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dustbin Lid

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

kid


Examples
SIMPLE

Look at that little dustbin lid running around the park.

CONTEXTUAL

The shopkeeper told the noisy dustbin lid to stop touching the glass display case.

COMPLEX

The tired mother watched her energetic dustbin lid play in the garden until the sun went down.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    dustbin lid/s

    [Cockney slang]kid/s

  2. 02

    handle with kid gloves

    To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.

  3. 03

    kid around

    To engage in playful fun.

  4. 04

    new kid in town

    Synonym of new kid on the block.

  5. 05

    new kid on the block

    Someone or something new to an existing community.

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