Greystone In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Greystone", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Regina Tuyen Le

2021-06-20 10:06

the Graybar Hotel , the Greybar Hotel , the Greystone College , the Graybar Motel

Graystone College noun phrase slang

Graybar hotel is an older word with the same meaning.

Prison or jail

You'll end up at Graystone College one day, if you don't stop your illegal actions.

Those terrorists escaped from the Graystone College.

He has been out of Graystone College for three years now.

He was sentenced to life in Graystone College for his crime.

To punish someone or something harshly

these things are sent to try us

This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

you can't unring a bell

Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.

to ask for trouble

to behave in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties

The word "Greystone" is popular in British English while "Graystone" is primarily heard in the US.

This slang was first recorded in Criminal Slang p.106 written by Vincent J. Monteleone, 1949.

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