- tickle ivories
- Australian Slangto play the piano
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Tickle ivories — to play the piano … Dictionary of Australian slang
tickle the ivories — (informal) To play the piano • • • Main Entry: ↑ivory tickle the ivories see under ↑ivory • • • Main Entry: ↑tickle * * * tickle the ivories informal old fashioned phrase to play th … Useful english dictionary
tickle the ivories — tickle/tinkle the ivories humorous to play the piano. Grandma could tickle the ivories like a professional … New idioms dictionary
tickle — ► VERB 1) lightly touch in a way that causes itching or twitching and often laughter. 2) be appealing or amusing to. 3) catch (a trout) by lightly rubbing it so that it moves backwards into the hand. ► NOUN ▪ an act of tickling or sensation of… … English terms dictionary
tickle the ivories — ► tickle the ivories informal play the piano. Main Entry: ↑tickle … English terms dictionary
tickle the ivories — tv. to play the piano. □ I used to be able to tickle the ivories real nice. □ She sat down to tickle the ivories for a while … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tickle — I UK [ˈtɪk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms tickle : present tense I/you/we/they tickle he/she/it tickles present participle tickling past tense tickled past participle tickled 1) a) [transitive] to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to … English dictionary
tickle — tick|le1 [ tıkl ] verb 1. ) transitive to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh: The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled. a ) intransitive or transitive if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tickle the ivories — verb To play the piano. I dont think your musical friend is much on the grub box. Has to keep her hands white to tickle the ivories … Wiktionary
tickle — 1 verb 1 (T) to rub someone s body gently with your fingers in order to make them laugh 2 (I, T) if something touching your body tickles you, it makes you want to rub your body because it is uncomfortable: Mommy, this blanket tickles. 3 (T) if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
