illiteraladj.
/ɪˈlɪtərəl/ rare.
Not literal.
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1765 B. Dawson Texts on Logos 251 A translation most of all unexact and illiteral.
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adj.1765- to come down on like a thousand of bricks
- to come down on like a ton of bricks
- to come down the pike
- to come down to brass nails
- to come down to brass tacks
- to come down to cases
- to come down to tin tacks
- to come down upon a person like a ton of bricks
- to come down upon like a ton of bricks
- to come down with the money
- to come down with the money dust
- to come down with the money etc
- to come down with the money needful
- to come etc a pretty pass
- to come etc out of thin air
- to come etc place
- to come etc with flying colours
- to come evil to pass
- to come expensive
- to come fair
- to come fall a cropper
- to come fall under, within, beyond, out of the cognizance
- to come for
- to come for horse and harness
- to come forth