Library / English Dictionary

    BILLY-HO

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An unimaginably large amountplay

    Example:

    British say 'it rained like billyo' where Americans say 'it rained like all get out'

    Synonyms:

    all get out; billy-ho; billyo; billyoh

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("billy-ho" is a kind of...):

    large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

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