Erl King
/ˈəːl kɪŋ
/noun
(In Germanic mythology) a bearded giant or goblin believed to lure little children to the land of death.Erlkings often exercise a fatal influence, especially on children by means of alluring promises or visions that led to destruction....
- Who is the shadowy Erlking?
Origin
Late 18th century: from German Erlkönig 'alder-king', a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge 'king of the elves'.
- not give (or care) a monkey's
- not give (or care) a rat's ass
- not give (or care) a whoop
- not give something houseroom
- not-go
- not go any further
- not guilty
- not half
- no thanks to
- not have a bar of
- not have a cat in hell's chance
- not have a leg to stand on
- not have a penny to bless oneself with
- not have a pot to piss in
- not have a prayer
- not have a shot in one's locker
- not have a —— bone in one's body
- not have the faintest
- not have the foggiest (idea or notion)
- not have two pennies (or farthings etc.) to rub together
- nothing
- nothingarian
- nothingarianism
- nothing but
- nothing-but-ism