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Friday, November 26, 2021

Idioms and phrases: on (one's) tod — Without or not near to anyone else; on one's own; all alone. A shortening of the Cockney rhyming slang on one's Tod Sloan, referring to a once-famous American horse jockey who fell into disrepute in the early 20th century and died penniless and alone. Primarily heard in UK. ( EnglishH 0239 l4y )

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