Elder Dictionary

Elderly Terms, Meanings and Definitions

three dog night, phrase

When it's so cold that you have to have three dogs on the bed at night or you'll freeze.
It was a three dog night during the snowstorm.

Added on July 9, 2011 by Turner

hitch in your get-along, phrase

When a person is hobbled or slowed in some way by an obstacle or other impediment.
Harvey would love to go to the dance, but with the cold and his bum leg he's got a real hitch in his get-along.

Added on May 9, 2011 by Ken Clinkenbeard

candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker, phrase

A statement saying that alcohol is potent.

Added on July 9, 2011 by Turner

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