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• trite law — noun a) Things that are obvious; laws that are common knowledge. It is trite law that His Majestys subjects are free if they can make their own arrangements so that their cases may fall outside the scope of the taxing Acts. b) 31, October 2006.… …   Wiktionary

• To make common cause with — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hack — hack1 /hak/, v.t. 1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees. 2. to break up the surface of (the ground). 3. to clear (a road, path,… …   Universalium

• hack — I [[t]hæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack down trees[/ex] 2) to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth 3) to damage or… …   From formal English to slang

• hack — I. /hæk / (say hak) verb (t) 1. to cut, notch, or chop irregularly, as with heavy blows. 2. to break up the surface of (the ground). 3. to clear (a path, etc.) by cutting down brush, etc. 4. to damage by cutting harshly or ruthlessly: the… …  

• The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …   Wikipedia

• hackney — [hak′nē] n. pl. hackneys [ME hakene, hakenei, after Hakeney (now Hackney), England] 1. a horse for ordinary driving or riding 2. a carriage for hire 3. Obs. a drudge adj. Obs. 1. hired out …   English World dictionary

• hackney — I. noun (plural hackneys) Etymology: Middle English hakeney Date: 14th century 1. a. a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving b. a trotting horse used chiefly for driving c. often capitalized any of an English breed of rather compact… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• stereotype —   n. metal printing plate cast from a mould of the set up type; standardised or hackneyed image or concept; v.t. make stereotype of; fix permanently; make trite; repeat without alteration.    ♦ stereotypic, a.    ♦ stereotypy, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Hackney — Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hackneyed — Hackney Hack ney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} ( n[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English