Search Details

Word: phews (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...praise in highest terms; the third, to give in small quantities; the fourth, to impose on by flattery or delusive promises; the fifth, to express sympathy, etc. The Graphic limerick rhymed with "stew" and "chew"; the Home News offered "barbecue" which, they said, is "an animal, roasted whole"; "phew,"?"an expression of disgust or surprise," they made clear; "eschew," which means to "avoid" or "shun," the editors of the Home News told the public so that there would be no mistake about it. Certain readers of the Home News, however?those whom Robert Browning could have complimentedtore up their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Yorker | 3/2/1925 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next