A
A 1 excellent; first-rate.
i O The full form of this expression is >47 at
! Lloyd s.
In Lloyd s Register of Shipping, the
j phrase was used of ships in first-class
I condition as to the hull (A) and stores (1).
The
! US equivalent is A No.
7; both...
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A
A 1 excellent; first-rate.
i O The full form of this expression is >47 at
! Lloyd s.
In Lloyd s Register of Shipping, the
j phrase was used of ships in first-class
I condition as to the hull (A) and stores (1).
The
! US equivalent is A No.
7; both have been in
; figurative use since the mid 19th century.
from A to B from your starting point to your
destination; from one place to another.
1987 K.
Rushforth Tree Planting & Management
The purpose of street tree planting
is to.
.
.
make the roads and thoroughfares
pleasant in their own right, not just as places
used to travel from A to B.
from A to Z over the entire range; in every
particular.
1998 Salmon, Trout & Sea-Trout In order to have
seen Scotland s gamefishingin its entirety,
from A to Z, visiting 30 stretches ofriverand
350 lochs a year, you would have to be
travelling for a hundred years.
aback
take someone aback shock, surprise, or
disconcert someone.
! O The phrase is frequently used in the
i passive form (be take
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