Poor John
/ˈpɔː ˌdʒɒn/ /ˈpʊə ˌdʒɒn/noun
Fish, usually hake, salted and dried for food; a fish preserved in this way. Now historical.
Origin
Late 16th century. From poor + John.
- the devil's in the detail
- the devil's own ——
- the devil to pay
- the die is cast
- the Digest
- (the) dinkum oil
- the Directory
- the dirty end of the stick
- the dismals
- the dismal science
- the Dispersion
- the distaff side
- the Divine
- the Divinity
- the dizzy heights
- the dog's bollocks
- the dogs of war
- the Dolomites
- the Downs
- the dry heart
- the dust settles
- thee
- the early bird catches the worm
- the early hours
- the earth