- on the drip
- Phrs. Paying by installments, on hire purchase. Cf. 'on the never never'.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
on the drip
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on the drip — adv, adj British on hire purchase, by instalments. One of many synonyms (including on the knock, on the never never, on the strap and on the lay by ) in use since the 1950s … Contemporary slang
Drip painting — is a form of abstract art in which paint is dripped or poured onto the canvas. This style of action painting was experimented with in the first half of the twentieth century by such artists as Francis Picabia, and Max Ernst, who employed drip… … Wikipedia
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drip — drip1 [ drıp ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops: Red paint had dripped on the floor. Sweat was dripping down his face. a ) transitive if you drip a liquid, you make it fall in very small drops: Drip some wax… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drip — I UK [drɪp] / US verb Word forms drip : present tense I/you/we/they drip he/she/it drips present participle dripping past tense dripped past participle dripped 1) a) [intransitive] if a liquid drips, it falls in very small drops Red paint had… … English dictionary
drip — v. & n. v. (dripped, dripping) 1 intr. & tr. fall or let fall in drops. 2 intr. (often foll. by with) be so wet as to shed drops (dripped with blood). n. 1 a the act or an instance of dripping (the steady drip of rain). b a drop of liquid (a drip … Useful english dictionary
drip — 1 verb dripped, dripping 1 (I) to produce small drops of liquid: The tap s dripping. | Be careful your paintbrush is dripping. 2 (I, T) to fall or let something fall in very small drops (+ down/from etc): Sweat dripped from his body. | Water was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drip-stick gauge — A type of visual fuel quantity indicator to measure the quantity of fuel in a tank. Unlike a dipstick, a drip stick is located at the bottom of a tank. The drip stick is slowly pulled out until the first drop of fuel drops. At this time, the top… … Aviation dictionary
drip — I. n 1. an insipid, unassertive or boring per son. This common colloquialism is prob ably British in origin, but is also used, especially by school and college stu dents, in the USA and Australia. It is one of many terms (wet, damp, dripping)… … Contemporary slang
drip painting — a technique of abstract painting exemplified chiefly in the later works of Jackson Pollack and marked by the intricately executed dripping and pouring of the paint on a canvas placed on the floor. [1955 60] * * * drip painting, 1. a form of… … Useful english dictionary
