Elder Dictionary

Elderly Terms, Meanings and Definitions

three dog night, phrase

When it's so cold that you have to have three dogs on the bed at night or you'll freeze.
It was a three dog night during the snowstorm.

Added on July 9, 2011 by Turner

nobody gets rich using just ten fingers, phrase

You'll get rich faster if you hire somebody to help with some of the tasks that you're getting payed for and take a percentage of the profit he or she made doing the jobs at the same time as you are doing your jobs, thus, you are using more than ten fingers.

Added on July 10, 2011 by Turner

cute as a button, phrase

A statement claiming someone, typically a baby, is cute. Why a physical "button" is cute is a legend few understand other than it may represent facial roundness and symmetry.
Betty's new baby boy is cute as a button.

Added on May 8, 2011 by danielslaughter

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