- black as newgate's knocker
- Black as Newgate's knocker(UK) If things are as black as Newgate's knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble.
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black as newgate's knocker
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black as Newgate's knocker — (UK) If things are as black as Newgate s knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Black as Newgate's knocker — (UK) If things are as black as Newgate s knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble … Dictionary of English idioms
black as Newgate's knocker — Phrs. Very black … English slang and colloquialisms
as black as Newgate's knocker — Meaning Pitch black. Origin Refers to the heavy iron knocker on the gate of Newgate Prison, London. Several other similes are used to indicate blackness: As black as a crow As black as a raven s wing As black as ink As black as Hell As black as… … Meaning and origin of phrases
Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century … Wikipedia
