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a little beggar

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  • beggar —    This is unlikely to have its literal meaning of one who begs when used vocatively. ‘Lucky beggar!’ said to a friend simply means lucky person. ‘You little beggar’ addressed to a child is similar to ‘you little horror’ or ‘you little terror’.… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • beggar — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who lives by asking people for food and money: There s been a huge increase in the number of beggars on London s streets. 2 lucky/lazy/cheeky etc beggar BrE spoken used to describe someone who you think is lucky, lazy etc, in …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • beggar — beggarhood, n. /beg euhr/, n. 1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging. 2. a penniless person. 3. a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents. 4. a child or youngster (usually prec. by little): a sudden urge to hug the… …   Universalium

  • beggar — beg|gar1 [ begər ] noun count someone who is very poor and lives by asking people for money or food beggars can t be choosers INFORMAL used for saying that you have to accept anything that is offered to you, usually because you have no money or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Little John a Begging — is Child ballad 142 and about Robin Hood. It exists in two variants, one fragmentary.ynopsisIn one variant, Robin Hood sends Little John out, disguised as a beggar. In the fragmentary one, Little John apparently exchanges clothing with a beggar,… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Crosby — is a small village in Merseyside, North West England. Despite being a suburb within 8 miles of Liverpool it has retained its rural character by, for example, opting not to have street lights.As part of Lancashire the village was an urban district …   Wikipedia

  • Little Jack Sheppard — is a burlesque melodrama written by Henry Pottinger Stephens and William Yardley, with music by Meyer Lutz, with songs contributed by: Florian Pascal, Corney Grain, Arthur Cecil, Michael Watson, H. T. Leslie, Alfred Cellier and Hamilton Clarke.… …   Wikipedia

  • Beggar Prince — Infobox VG| title = Beggar Prince developer = C E Inc./Super Fighter Team publisher = C E Inc./Super Fighter Team released = 1996/2006 genre = RPG modes = ratings = platforms = Mega Drive/Genesis media = 32 Megabit Cartridge requirements = Game… …   Wikipedia

  • Beggar on a Beach of Gold — Infobox Album Name = Beggar On a Beach of Gold Type = studio Artist = Mike + the Mechanics Released = March 6, 1995 Recorded = 1993 95 Genre = Rock, Adult Contemporary Length = Label = Atlantic (US Canada), Virgin (rest of the world) Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • Little Iliad — The Little Iliad (Greek: polytonic|Ἰλιὰς μικρά, Ilias mikra ; Latin: Ilias parva ) is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the Trojan cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse …   Wikipedia

  • a little pot is soon hot — A small person is easily roused to anger or passion. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. xi. D2 It is wood [mad] at a woorde, little pot soone whot. 1593 SHAKESPEARE Taming of Shrew iv. i. 6 Now were not I a little pot and soon hot, my very… …   Proverbs new dictionary

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