bottom drawer

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bottom drawer

Brit a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage. US and Canadian equivalent: hope chest

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bottom drawer

hope chest

Translations

bottom drawer

n (fig) → dote f

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She resented the doubt with quick jealousy, and, opening the bottom drawer of the chest, drew forth a battered portfolio.

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Little Marleen went upstairs and took her best silk handkerchief out of her bottom drawer, and in it she wrapped all the bones from under the table and carried them outside, and all the time she did nothing but weep.

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A battered toy that my baby boy, play's with no more, I keep all of these precious memories, with love in the bottom drawer.

POEM OF THE DAY; Things in the bottom drawer

Dig your documents out of the bottom drawer and take legal advice on what they say and whether it's time for a change.

There's never a better time to put plans in place than now

If you've got a bit of cash in your bottom drawer, pop it out for these rainy days.

Fall in LOVE AGAIN; It's the place we spend most time with our loved ones, lounging, chilling out, watching the box. So our living room has got to be one room in our homes we love

Making all employers simply write policies that will tick a box and go in the bottom drawer will not achieve that.

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"Mr Wright went into the defendant's room and cleared the rubbish up only to notice the bottom drawer of three drawers was ajar.

Aspiring air stewardess stashed gun for 'gangster boyfriend' woman jailed after father made discovery

It even comes with a bottom drawer crisper for more storage space.

3 reasons why an upright freezer might be better suited for you

To her I leave hand-me-downs waiting in a bottom drawer.

Leave-Taking

inside my bottom drawer. I will locate it in the dark with tall hands.

Fabric

Soon her bottom drawer is filled with what she calls "evidence," her small town has turned against her, and she must decide how far she will go for the truth.