Threadneedle Streetn.
Used allusively to mean the Bank of England or its directors. Cf. the Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street n. at old lady n. Phrases.
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bank1694
Bank of England1694
Reichsbank1874
Threadneedle Street1924
Eurobank1961
1924 Ld. Birkenhead Amer. Revisited i. 10 They [sc. U.S. economists and financiers] lack something of the sophistication and age-long sagacity of Threadneedle Street.
1974 G. Vaizey Tangled Web ii. 25 It's only a question of time..before it gets to ‘the ferret's’ ears in Threadneedle Street. Then, heaven help you.
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