Meaning: acebutolol

n.
an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension

tol Idiom, Proverb

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

holy Toledo

how exciting, holy Moses, wow Holy Toledo, he has big muscles! They're huge!

little bird told me

(See a little bird told me)

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen

be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late If you try and prevent a flood after the rains have started it is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen.

take its toll

cause loss or damage His new job and the long hours have begun to take their toll on his health.

bristols

breasts; from the rhyming slang Bristol City - titty

all told

Idiom(s): all told

Theme: CALCULATION

totaled up; including all parts.
• All told, he earned about $700 last week.
• All told, he has many fine characteristics.

Stolen fruit is the sweetest.

What is forbidden is the most tempting.

Shipshape and Bristol fashion

If things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order.

Zero tolerance

If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial.

a little bird told me|bird|little bird|tell

To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source. "Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me," Jim answered.

all told|all|tell|told

adv. phr., informal Counting or including everything. Including candy sale profits we have collected $300 all told.

lock the barn door after the horse is stolen|after

To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late.

A proverb. After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen.

take its toll|take|toll

v. phr. To cause loss or damage. The bombs had taken their toll on the little town. The budget cut took its toll of teachers.

toll call|call|toll

n. phr. A long distance telephone call for which one has to pay. We had several toll calls on last month's telephone bill.

toll free|free|toll

adv. phr. Calling an (800) telephone number with the call paid by the business whose number one has dialed. You can call us day and night, seven days a week, toll free.

I told you so

I told you so
I warned you in advance, especially of a bad outcome. For example, It's too bad your guests didn't get along with each other, but remember, I told you so.

intolerant

intolerant
intolerant of
not able or willing to tolerate

little bird told one, a

little bird told one, a
A source one cannot or will not identify gave this information, as in How did you learn they were getting a divorce?—Oh, a little bird told me. Versions of this idiom date from ancient times and appear in numerous proverb collections.

told

told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told one, a. also see under tell.

toll

toll
see take its toll.