Meaning: bowditch

n.
United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)

itch the ditch Idiom, Proverb

ditch class

skip class/play hookey.

ditch him

leave him, lose him, give him the slip I tried to ditch him at the mall but he held on to my hand.

last-ditch

last try, desperate attempt, last resort In a last-ditch attempt to save the marriage, he bought her a BMW.

ditch

1. cannabis
2. to abandon or discard; crash

ditch weed

marijuana of inferior quality, marijuana growing naturally in the wild

ditchweed

cannabis

last-ditch effort

Idiom(s): last-ditch effort

Theme: EFFORT

a final effort; the last possible attempt.
• I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay.
• It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.

dull as ditchwater

Idiom(s): (as) dull as dishwater AND (as) dull as ditchwater

Theme: BOREDOM

very uninteresting.
• I'm not surprised that he can't find a partner. He's as dull as dishwater.
• Mr. Black's speech was as dull as ditchwater.

Across the ditch

(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.

last ditch(1)|ditch|last|last ditch

n. The last place that can be defended; the last resort. They will fight reform to the last ditch.

itch the ditch

vulgar slang Of a woman, to masturbate.Learn more: ditch, itch

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