the+Deuce
31play the deuce with — See play the devil with …
32what the deuce or devil...? What...? — [Emph.] what the dickens...? What...? [Emph.] …
33deuce — 1. n. the devil. □ I’ll knock the deuce out of you if you come around here again. □ Get the deuce out of here! 2. n. the two in playing cards. □ If I could only get a deuce. □ Ah, here’s the deuce …
34deuce — 1. n. 1 the two on dice or playing cards. 2 (in lawn tennis) the score of 40 all, at which two consecutive points are needed to win. Etymology: OF deus f. L duo (accus. duos) two 2. n. misfortune, the Devil, used esp. colloq. as an exclamation of …
35deuce — noun 1 the situation in tennis when both players have 40 points, after which the next player must win two points to win the game 2 what/where/who etc the deuce? spoken old fashioned used to add force to a question: What the deuce is going on? 3 a …
36deuce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dewes, from Anglo French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two more at two Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) the face of a die that bears two spots (2) a playing card bearing an index number two b …
37The Arcadians (musical) — Infobox Musical name= The Arcadians subtitle= caption= Scene from The Arcadians , 1909 music= Lionel Monckton Howard Talbot lyrics= Arthur Wimperis book= Mark Ambient Alexander M. Thompson basis= productions= 1909 West End awards= The Arcadians… …
38deuce — UK [djuːs] / US [dus] noun Word forms deuce : singular deuce plural deuces 1) [countable/uncountable] the score in tennis when both players have 40 points 2) the deuce old fashioned used in questions for emphasizing how surprised or annoyed you… …
39deuce — I [[t]dus, dyus[/t]] n. 1) gam a card having two pips 2) gam a) the face of a die having two pips b) a cast or point of two in dice 3) spo a situation, as a tied score in a game, in which a player must score two successive points or games to win… …
40deuce — I. /djus / (say dyoohs) noun 1. a card, or the side of a die, having two pips. 2. Tennis, etc. a juncture in a game at which the scores are level and either player (or pair) must gain a lead of two points in order to win the game. 3. Also, deucer …
