pony
31pony — n. (pl. ies) 1 a horse of any small breed. 2 a small drinking glass. 3 (in pl.) sl. racehorses. 4 Brit. sl. pound25. Phrases and idioms: pony tail a person s hair drawn back, tied, and hanging down like a pony s tail. pony trekker a person who… …
32pony up — UK US pony (sth) up Phrasal Verb with pony({{}}/ˈpəʊni/ verb US INFORMAL ► to pay money: »Print subscribers will have to pony up if they want to read the magazine online. »He has 50 or so individual clients, who each pony up at least $5 million… …
33pony — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wild ▪ polo ▪ pit (BrE, historical) ▪ Pit ponies were used in most mines at the turn of the last century. VERB + PONY …
34pony — 1. a small glass for liquor. In the U.S., a pony generally holds exactly 1 (U.S.) fluid ounce or about 29.6 milliliters. The word pony means a small horse, hence anything smaller than normal in this case, a smaller shot glass. 2. a small… …
35Pony — 1Po|ny [ pɔni], das; s, s: kleines Pferd einer besonderen Rasse: die Kinder durften auf Ponys reiten. Syn.: ↑ Pferd. 2Po|ny [ pɔni], der; s, s: in die Stirn gekämmtes, meist gleichmäßig geschnittenes, glattes Haar: sie ließ sich einen Pony… …
36Pony — 1Po|ny [ pɔni] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. pony> zwerg u. kleinwüchsiges Pferd. Pony 2 2Po|ny der; s, s <zu 1↑Pony> fransenartig in die Stirn gekämmtes, glattes Haar …
37pony — po|ny1 [ pouni ] noun count a small horse pony po|ny 2 [ pouni ] verb pony up phrasal verb intransitive or transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL pony up something to pay for something: These five energy operators ponied up $4.1 million for the Bush… …
38pony — I. n 1. British the sum of £25 or, more recently, £25,000, in the jargon of the racetrack, underworld, market traders, etc. In its traditional sense the word was probably adopted to reflect the small size of a £25 bet 2. American a promiscuous… …
39pony up — PHRASAL VERB If you pony up a sum of money, you pay the money that is needed for something, often unwillingly. [AM, INFORMAL] [V P n] The IMF is not prepared to pony up the second half of the $4 billion... [V P for n] People can t even afford to… …
40pony * — Noun. 1. Ј25 sterling. 2. Rubbish, nonsense. E.g. Our team are a load of old pony and don t deserve to be in the final. 3. An act of defecation. E.g. Can you wait for me? I need to have a pony. 4. A piece of excrement. * Versions 2, 3 and 4 are… …
