polo's definitions
completing that paper and submitting it on time proved to be a tall order, since I only had less than a week to do it...that's the last time I leave anything until the last minute!
by Polo May 14, 2007
Get the tall ordermug. bell bottom jeans and elevator shoes were considered old hat at one time, but now they're back in style.
by polo June 7, 2005
Get the old hatmug. by Polo April 20, 2007
Get the follow suitmug. someone who develops (generally inadvertently) a set pattern of doing the same thing(s) during a certain time period of the day, week etc.
the opposite of someone who is spontaneous or has the ability to exhibit spontaneity.
the opposite of someone who is spontaneous or has the ability to exhibit spontaneity.
"My father tended to be a creature of habit, especially during the weekend. For example, every Saturday morning, for as far back as I can remember, he would walk to the corner store, fetch the paper and read it at the breakfast table for approximately two hours. And every Sunday afternoon, without fail, he would take a drive out into the country, rain or shine."
by Polo January 27, 2008
Get the creature of habitmug. In order to sell a travel package to a certain impoverished third world nation, the sales agent found that she had to sugarcoat the scenario by emphasizing such aspects as the resort's amenities and the region's year-round tropical climate.
by Polo September 28, 2006
Get the sugarcoatmug. "Purchasing that Rolls Royce Silver Shadow will doubtless cost you a king's ransom, especially via the installment plan!"
by Polo October 14, 2006
Get the a king's ransommug. "Never mind the Stratford Festival, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, or the Montreal Symphony!
Hockey Night in Canada was Canadian culture writ large."
- excerpt from the Pierre Berton book "1967"
Hockey Night in Canada was Canadian culture writ large."
- excerpt from the Pierre Berton book "1967"
by Polo July 23, 2007
Get the writ largemug.