buck : Idioms & Phrases

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A buck of the first head

  • a male fallow deer in its fifth year, when it attains its complete set of antlers. Shak.
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big bucks

  • noun a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
    megabucks; pile; big money; bundle.
    • she made a bundle selling real estate
    • they sank megabucks into their new house
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black buck

  • noun common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
    blackbuck; Antilope cervicapra.
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Blue buck

  • (Zoöl.), a small South African antelope (Cephalophus pygmæus); also applied to a larger species (Ægoceras leucophæus); the blaubok.
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buck bean

Buck" bean`
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  1. (Bot.) A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racems of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also bog bean.
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buck fever

  • noun nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
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Buck mast

  • the mast or fruit of the beech tree.
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buck private

  • noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
    common soldier; private.
    • our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
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Buck saw

  • a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on a sawhorse.
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buck sergeant

  • noun a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
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buck up

  • verb gain courage
    take heart.
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buck's fizz

  • noun a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
    mimosa.
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buck's-horn

Buck's"-horn` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn (Plantago Coronopus); also, Lobelia coronopifolia.
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buck-and-wing

  • noun a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
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buck-basket

Buck"-bas`ket noun
Etymology
See 1st Buck.
Definitions
  1. A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. Shak.
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buck-eyed

Buck"-eyed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having bad or speckled eyes. "A buck-eyed horse." James White.
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buck-toothed

  • adjective satellite having protruding upper front teeth
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bucked up

  • adjective satellite inspired with confidence
    encouraged.
    • felt bucked up by his success
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bucking bronco

  • noun a wild horse that is vicious and difficult or impossible to break in
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Bush buck, ∨ Bush goat

  • (Zoöl.), a beautiful South African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); so called because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is also applied to other species.
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fast buck

  • noun quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck"
    fast buck.
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Gray buck

  • (Zoöl.), the chickara.
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lee buck trevino

  • noun United States golfer (born in 1939)
    Trevino; Lee Trevino; Supermex.
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pearl buck

  • noun United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
    Buck; Pearl Buck.
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pearl sydenstricker buck

  • noun United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
    Buck; Pearl Buck.
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quick buck

  • noun quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck"
    fast buck.
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Water buck

  • a South African variety of antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus). See Illust. of Antelope.
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young buck

  • noun a teenager or a young adult male
    young man.
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