- as bitter as gall
- very bitter
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as bitter as gall
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Bitter — 1. Bitter im Mund, ist dem Herzen (Magen) gesund. – Kirchhofer, 244; Gaal, 215; Körte, 638; Simrock, 1118; Eiselein, 81. Frz.: Ce qui est amer à la bouche, est doux au coeur. (Cahier, 4174.) Lat.: Saepe tulit lassis succus amarus opem. 2. Bitter… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
bitter — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, affecting, afflictive, aftertaste, algid, alienated, amaroidal, annoying, antagonistic, antipathetic, arctic, asperous,… … Moby Thesaurus
Gall — (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall bladder — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall duct — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall of the earth — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall sickness — Gall Gall (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gall (disambiguation) — Gall can mean:* Gall, plant growth * Bile, a fluid that aids in digestion * Colocynth, the bitter apple or vine of SodomEntertainment* Gall, a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe * Gall Force, a 1980 s japanese science fiction animation… … Wikipedia
gall — gall1 [gôl] n. [ME galle < OE (Anglian) galla (WS gealla), akin to Ger galle < IE base * ĝhel , to shine, YELLOW > L fel, gall, Gr cholē, bile] 1. BILE (sense 1) 2. Archaic the gallbladder 3. something that is bitter or distasteful … English World dictionary
Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning bitterness (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). 2) Heb. rosh. In Deut. 32:33 and Job 20:16 it denotes… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
