clanger
Idioms about clanger
drop a clanger, British Slang. to blunder.
Origin of clanger
1Words Nearby clanger
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How to use clanger in a sentence
I had “dropped,” as we used to say in the R. A. F. in those days, “a tremendous clanger.”
The Real James Bond: Ian Fleming’s Commandos Reviewed | Michael Korda | November 19, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe man whom the saloon-keeper had shot had but just been declared out of clanger and on the road to recovery.
But the mother was wise, and aware of the clanger, kept in her own hands the administrating of the medicine.
Weighed and Wanting | George MacDonaldTo add to the clanger, the gratings had been thrown overboard, and there was no way of confining the captives in the hold.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Indeed, it is probable Mr Adams had rescued more than Fanny from the clanger of a rape that evening.
Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 | Henry Fielding
“But I fear there is clanger,” rejoined Karl, in a tone of undiminished anxiety.
The Cliff Climbers | Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for clanger
/ (ˈklæŋə) /
informal a conspicuous mistake (esp in the phrase drop a clanger)
something that clangs or causes a clang
Origin of clanger
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