Anglo-Roman
/ˌaŋɡləʊ ˈrəʊmən/adjective
1Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church in England (or Britain).
2Of, relating to, or involving England (or Britain) and Rome; specifically of, relating to, or involving England (or Britain) and the Roman Catholic Church.
3 Ancient History and Archaeol. Of or relating to England (or Britain) as part of the Roman Empire; of or relating to the ancient Romans in Britain.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Budget. From Anglo- + Roman.
- (as) pissed as a newt (or fart)
- (as) plain as a pikestaff
- as plain as the nose on someone's face
- (as) pleased as Punch
- as pleased (or proud) as Punch
- (as) poor as a church mouse
- asportation
- a sprat to catch a mackerel
- asprawl
- (as) pretty as a picture
- asp viper
- a square deal
- a square peg in a round hole
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) quiet as a mouse (or lamb)
- (as) quiet as the grave
- asquint
- Asquith, Herbert Henry
- as rare (or scarce) as hen's teeth
- (as) red as a beetroot (beet)
- as regards
- as regular as clockwork
- (as) right as a trivet
- (as) right as rain
- (as) rough as guts