on one's tod

on one's tod
Phrs. Alone. Rhyming slang from Tod Sloan, the name of an American jockey.

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  • on one's tod — adj alone, on one s own. The phrase is rhyming slang from Tod Sloan , the name of an American jockey active at the turn of the 20th century …   Contemporary slang

  • on one's tod — Brit. informal on one s own. → tod …   English new terms dictionary

  • on one's tod — adjective on ones own, alone Syn: on ones own …   Wiktionary

  • tod — n. Brit. sl. Phrases and idioms: on one s tod alone; on one s own. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. f. rhyming sl. on one s Tod Sloan (name of a jockey) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tod — noun (in phr. on one s tod) Brit. informal on one s own. Origin 1930s: from rhyming sl. Tod Sloan, an American jockey …   English new terms dictionary

  • Tod (Sloan) — n British See on one s tod …   Contemporary slang

  • tod — Noun. See on one s tod …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Tod Stiles — Tod was one of three main regular characters on the program, and the only one to appear in all 116 episodes of the show s four seasons.Character historyTod was born March 12, 1936, in New York (although he gives his birthplace as Connecticut on… …   Wikipedia

  • Tod A. — Tod A. is the stage name of singer, songwriter and bass guitarist Tod Ashley. He founded the rock music groups Cop Shoot Cop and Firewater.Tod went to high school at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey, and lived in Cranbury, NJ before… …   Wikipedia

  • Tod Goldberg — (1971 ) is an American author and journalist, best known for his novels Fake Liar Cheat (Pocket Books/MTV) and Living Dead Girl (Soho Press), and the short story collection Simplify (OV Books). He is the brother of novelist Lee Goldberg and… …   Wikipedia

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