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handbags at ten paces

idiom

Synonym of handbags at dawn (“a catty squabble”).


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  1. 01

    a hundred and ten percent

    A level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion.

  2. 02

    card of ten

    A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.

  3. 03

    Cock and Hen

    [Cockney slang]ten

  4. 04

    count to ten

    An expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.

  5. 05

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  6. 06

    handbags at dawn

    A catty squabble.

  7. 07

    nine times out of ten

    Very often, mostly, most of the time.

  8. 08

    ten a penny

    So common as to be practically or almost worthless.

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