Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
(the) patter of tiny feet — the patter of tiny feet humorous phrase used for saying that someone is going to have a baby She hopes to be hearing the patter of tiny feet very soon. Thesaurus: pregnant and be pregnantsynonym sexual activity … Useful english dictionary
(the) patter of tiny feet — humorous something that you say which means that someone is going to have a baby. I bet it won t be long till we hear the patter of tiny feet … New idioms dictionary
the patter of tiny feet — humorous used for saying that someone is going to have a baby She hopes to be hearing the patter of tiny feet very soon … English dictionary
patter of tiny feet — … Useful english dictionary
patter — pat|ter1 [ pætər ] verb intransitive 1. ) patter against/on etc to make a series of short quiet sounds by falling onto or hitting a surface: Rain pattered against the window. 2. ) patter over/along etc to walk or run somewhere, making a series of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patter — pat|ter1 [ˈpætə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: PAT2] if something, especially water, patters, it makes quiet sounds as it keeps hitting a surface lightly and quickly patter on ▪ rain pattering on the window panes patter 2 patter2 [i]n [Sense … Dictionary of contemporary English
patter — I UK [ˈpætə(r)] / US [ˈpætər] verb [intransitive] Word forms patter : present tense I/you/we/they patter he/she/it patters present participle pattering past tense pattered past participle pattered 1) to make a series of short quiet sounds by… … English dictionary
patter — 1 verb (I) 1 to make the quiet sound of something hitting a surface lightly, quickly, and repeatedly: rain pattering on the window panes 2 (always + adv/prep) to walk or run with light steps making this sound (+ around/along etc): I can hear the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pitter-patter — noun A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet or rain on a rooftop … Wiktionary
Robot (Goodies episode) — Infobox The Goodies episode name = Robot number = 69 airdate = 16 January, 1982 (Saturday mdash; 6.45 p.m.) director = producer = guests = David Rappaport as the (voice) of the Robot series = 9Robot is an episode of the British comedy television… … Wikipedia
