- the boot
- nounan instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg• Hypernyms: ↑instrument of torture
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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The Boot — on Cromer Street is a pub in King s Cross, London.HistoryThe name is either derived from the wares of the leatherworkers who once worked in the area and would have frequented this pub or it may be a corruption of The Boat as a tributary of the… … Wikipedia
the boot — summary dismissal from employment From the kick to speed the departing servant, which today would land you in court if not in hospital: You know they can t sack teachers. You ve got to do something really drastic before they give you… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
The Boot — This was a boot shaped device designed to break or crush a person s foot. After the victims foot was placed into The Boot, various parts could be tightened, which first broke bones, and eventually turned the foot into a bloody pulp. A similar… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
The Boot Room — The Liverpool Boot Room was a room at Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C., during the 1960s 1980s where the coaching staff would sit, drink tea and discuss the team, tactics and ways of defeating the next opposing side.It was actually a room that… … Wikipedia
(the) boot is on the other foot — the boot is on the other foot british phrase used for saying that a situation has changed completely, so that the person who had the least power now has the most I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot. Thesaurus: words… … Useful english dictionary
the boot (or N. Amer. shoe) is on the other foot — the situation has reversed. → boot … English new terms dictionary
the boot is on the other foot — ► the boot is on the other foot the situation is now reversed. Main Entry: ↑boot … English terms dictionary
the boot is on the other leg — (obsolete) or ● boot … Useful english dictionary
the boot is on the other foot — see ↑foot, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑boot … Useful english dictionary
(the) boot is on the other foot — British & Australian, American if you say that the boot is on the other foot, you mean that a situation is now the opposite of what it was before, often because a person who was in a weak position is now in a strong position. In the past, we had… … New idioms dictionary
the boot is on the other foot — British used for saying that a situation has changed completely, so that the person who had the least power now has the most I was always the poor one, but now the boot is on the other foot … English dictionary
