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tick tack

Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

the track


SIMPLE

The horses run fast around the tick tack.

CONTEXTUAL

He spends every Saturday morning at the tick tack watching the local athletes practice their sprints.

COMPLEX

The veteran trainer stood quietly by the fence, observing how the young horse handled the curves of the tick tack during its first morning run.


A horse racing term relating to the "tic tac" signals made by bookmakers.


Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    make tracks

    To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.

  2. 02

    make tracks for

    To head for.

  3. 03

    stop someone in their tracks

    To prevent someone from continuing along a path or way, literal or figurative, he has begun going along.

  4. 04

    track down

    To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

  5. 05

    track record

    The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.

  6. 06

    wrong side of the tracks

    The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy. An area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.

Last updated June 7, 2026