Meaning of Dick's hatband | Babel Free
Definitions
Used in similes as an intensifier, indicating someone or something is extremely strange, tight, etc.
Examples
“A young Lady, the first or second Day of her Marriage, looks as queer as Dick's Hat-Band.”
“I am as queer as Dick's hatband; that is, out of spirits, or don't know⟳ what ails me.”
“She's sharp as a tack when she wants to be and still tight as Dick's Hatband about her money.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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