make a purse for yourself — obsolete to steal or embezzle You filled it without having to earn the contents: The wife of one of his acquaintance had fraudulently made a purse for herself out of her husband s fortune. (J. Boswell, 1791 the wife died without… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Purse — Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purse crab — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purse net — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purse pride — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purse rat — Purse Purse, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F. bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf. {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.] 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear phrase to try to improve a person or object that cannot be changed Thesaurus: not possiblesynonym Main entry: silk * * * make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow s ˈear f8 idiom to succeed in making sth good out of… … Useful english dictionary
Purse organizer — Purse organizers are items used to assist women in finding objects in their handbag, in cases where this might be difficult due to overload. The purse organizer is inserted into the purse, and has several pockets which can be used to group… … Wikipedia
purse strings — n. a drawstring for closing certain purses hold the purse strings to be in control of the money tighten the purse strings or loosen the purse strings to make funds less (or more) readily available … English World dictionary
purse your lips — phrase to press your lips together and outwards because you are angry or are thinking Martha pursed her lips disapprovingly. Thesaurus: to make a particular facial expressionhyponym Main entry: purse … Useful english dictionary
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
