| 单词 | all wool and a yard wide |
| 释义 | all wool and a yard wideGenuine, not fake; of excellent quality; also, honorable. For example, You can count on Ned—he's all wool and a yard wide. This metaphorical term alludes to a length of highly valued pure-wool cloth that measures exactly a yard (and not an inch less). [Late 1800s] Words nearby all wool and a yard wideall-weather, all well and good, all wet, all-wheel drive, All Whites, all wool and a yard wide, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, ally, all-year, all year round, allyl The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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