to take time by the forelock
- Fuente de la expresión
- A pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English languages
- Estructura completa
- To take time by the forelock
- Variantes
- To take the opportunity by the forelock
- Contexto
- "Object! If Blanche will only consent, I'll take her to church as soon as she comes down stairs!"
"Thank you!" said Sir Patrick, dryly. "Mr. Arnold Brinkworth, may you always be as ready to take Time by the forelock as you are now! Sit down again; and don't talk nonsense. It is just possible--if Blanche consents (as you say), and if we can hurry the lawyers--that you may be married in three weeks' or a month's time." - Tipo de fuente
- book
- Autor
- Wilkie Collins
- Título de la fuente
- Man and wife
- Año
- 2011
- Web
- http://books.google.es/books?id=xhMPhMo0DTAC&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=Thank+you!%22+said+Sir+Patrick,+dryly.+%22Mr.+Arnold+Brinkworth,+may+you+always+be+as+ready+to+take+Time+by+the+forelock&source=bl&ots=fbDsNMOyhO&sig=AeMjGcnDSjC9yVl5F9lhdQbVRWU&hl=es&sa=X&ei=rxn6UqCoMsO60QWVjICgDg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Thank%20you!%22%20said%20Sir%20Patrick%2C%20dryly.%20%22Mr.%20Arnold%20Brinkworth%2C%20may%20you%20always%20be%20as%20ready%20to%20take%20Time%20by%20the%20forelock&f=false
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
- Marca dialectal
- Sin definir
- Frecuencia
- Raro