whip the devil around the stump Идиома
stump me
ask me a question I cannot answer, puzzle me The question on the names of the Great Lakes stumped me.
Beyond the black stump
(AU) An Australian idiom idicating that even if you go as far as you can, the black stump is still a little further.
On the stump
When politicians are campaigning for support and votes, they are on the stump.
take the stump|stump|take|take to the stump
v. phr. To travel around to different places making political speeches.
The men running for president took to the stump to attract votes.
up a stump|stump|up
adj. phr.,
slang Stumped; blocked; mixed up or confused in what you are trying to do.
Jimmy knows how to add and subtract but fractions have him up a stump.
stump
stump up a stump â
Informal unable to act, think, answer, etc.; in a dilemma; perplexed
whip the devil about the stump
obsolete To act evasively or deceptively. The board needs to booty absolute activity and stop whipping the devil about the stump. This latest certificate is aloof a way for the advocate to whip the devil about the butt and accumulate dabbling the proceedings.Learn more: around, devil, stump, whip