gas and gaiters

noun

a pleasant situation

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Meanings

noungas and gaiters (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea pleasant situation

    I’ve only got to get hold of dear old Stylptitch’s Reminiscences between now and next Wednesday and all will be gas and gaiters.

    1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys
    1 more example

    'Aha!' cried the old gentleman, folding his hands, and squeezing them with great force against each other. 'I see her now; I see her now! My love, my life, my bride, my peerless beauty. She is come at last--at last--and all is gas and gaiters!'

    1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC
  2. uncountablepomposity and verbosity
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