This kind of forelock-tugging to the monarchy disappeared from the real world 40 years ago or more. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
Yet by the forelock is the hold to catch him. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham] Reference
'It's fust-rate,' said Bob, pulling his rough forelock. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday Tales] Reference
So Mr. PUNCH, holding TIME by the forelock, continued his journey. From Wordnik.com. [Punch Among the Planets] Reference
It was a forelock once stamped a Corsican with the look of emperor. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
Ted swallowed hard and pulled his forelock in genuine perturbation. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wings A Romance of Youth] Reference
"This summer," said Suzanne, "we must take the bull by the forelock.". From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31] Reference
Touching his forelock, the man took the note, and Adrien turned away. From Wordnik.com. [Adrien Leroy] Reference
And, "taking TIME by the forelock," in a very real sense, the Sage of. From Wordnik.com. [Punch Among the Planets] Reference
"It's only Larry, mum," said the man, touching his forelock politely. From Wordnik.com. [Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature] Reference
Unless you take time by the forelock and write your biography yourself!. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864] Reference
Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Farm]
And I could n't bring him home by the forelock when I had my arms full of lambs. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
"Hope you're feeling better, Sir," he said, respectfully, tugging at his forelock. From Wordnik.com. [Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo] Reference
Gertrude took time by the forelock, as she always did when she was set on a thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of St. Olave's] Reference
The keeper touched his forelock and commenced his descent of the spiral staircase. From Wordnik.com. [A Queen's Error] Reference
She likes to take time by the forelock and behaves already as though she were forty. From Wordnik.com. [The Invader A Novel] Reference
Peggy reached over and taking hold of his flowing forelock led him back to the gate. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home] Reference
Merritt shambled in awkwardly, obviously suppressing a desire to touch his forelock. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Young Scipio was greatly abashed, and pulled his forelock respectfully as he answered. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
Ben Bowline presently came up, looked at him, touched his grizzled forelock, and said. From Wordnik.com. [The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island] Reference
Nevertheless he opened the letter and pulled his forelock in perturbation as he read it. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wings A Romance of Youth] Reference
The red head with the dangling white forelock tossed, and then the wild horse whirled and ran. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
He was scratching his forelock in a meditative sort of way, as if trying to remember something. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Strong's Motor Car] Reference
"Beg pardon, sir, fer a-shovin 'in me oar," returned Bill, with a grotesque tug at his forelock. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
The natives salaamed when he came up in company with Mr. Merriman, and Bulger pulled his forelock. From Wordnik.com. [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference
And, horrified and sorrowful, he seized Father TIME by the forelock, and once more floated into space. From Wordnik.com. [Punch Among the Planets] Reference
Hence the need of taking time by the forelock and getting rid of the worms before they get in their work. From Wordnik.com. [The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog] Reference
"If you plaize, sor," he said, pulling his forelock, "the docthor would loike to say yez in the sick bay.". From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
"Beg pardon, miss" -- Brady tugged at a forelock of curly black hair -- "I was just on me way to your place.". From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He has good hair, -- "hyacinthine locks" that "from his parted forelock manly hung"; a "fair large front" and. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
The next time we happened to meet, I said, -- "So you take not only time, but also customers, by the forelock!". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861] Reference
"Oh, we just heard some of the men talking," answered Bob carelessly, and Birch touched his forelock again and was gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Pirate Shark] Reference
"You are merely getting accustomed to the life, taking time by the forelock, we might say," he said with an amused look. From Wordnik.com. [Medoline Selwyn's Work] Reference
"There seems to be a singular absence of bonny girrls on board," replied the Scot, twisting his erect forelock reflectively. From Wordnik.com. [The Nest Builder] Reference
But suddenly the CIA, tugging its forelock and bowing deeply to Chairman Byrd, asked that the site be included in the final four. From Wordnik.com. [A Case For Term Limits] Reference
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