E

eagle, in golf terms
ear, putting a flea in my
Earl of Cardigan (James ThomasEarl of Sandwich (John Montagu)ears in walls see also In One Ear
ears to the ground
ears, putting bugs in peoplessee also In One Ear and A Fly on the Wall at the Flea Market
earth, salt of (salaries)
Easter eggs
eat your heart out
Eat, Drink & Bottoms Up
eating crow see also Birds of a Feather, A Little Birdie Told Me...Birdbrain,What's Eating You?, Teeing Off, Albatross around one's neck, Stool Pigeons...Sing Like a Canary,Talking Turkey, Cold Turkey, and Feathers in Caps...Panache & Pennants
eating humble pie
eating your words
eavesdropper see also The Walls Have Ears...Mum...Sub Rosaand In One Ear
echoic words (dumps)
Edison and Westinghouse (AC/DC)Edsel
education see also The Precepts of Discipline
Edwin Lowe (bingo inventor)
eel's ankles, the
Egging You On... see also Supercilious Highbrows and Eggheadsegregious
Eight Balls and Four Flushers
eighty-seven and one half, soda jerk origins of
Eighty-Six
electric chair (Edison and Westinghouse)
elephant's instep, the
eleventh hour, Biblical origins of phrase
elixir
eloquent, waxing
embrace
emoluments
empathy
empechement, year of origin
empire, evil
enchant
Enchanting and Charming Sirensend of your rope, at the
engraved
enthrall
enthusiasm
enticing
envelope, pushing the
eponyms
erratic
erred
error (X-ratings)
erudite
escape
espresso
estuary, up the fecal (euphemism for up the creek)
Etheldreda, St. Audrey (tawdry)etiquette see also Annie Oakley
euphemism
euphonious
Eureka, Bingo, and Bing
every dog has his day
Everything's Coming Up Roses
evil empire
exaggeration (hype)
excellence, the real McCoy
excised
exercise
exercise (dumbbells and ringers)exhausted (bushed)
exhibitionism
exorcise
expedite
Expediting Impediments
expeditions, fishing see alsoFish to Fry
expletives
exploitation (hoodwink)
explosions
expressions of coffee (pressure)
expunge
extend, roots of
extort see also Blackmail
extravagantly
eye opener
Eye! Eye! Eye!
eye, mud in your
eye, the apple of one's
eyeball to eyeball
eyeful (euphemisms for woman) seealso Call Me Madam, Woman, and Breadstuffs, Lords, Ladies, and Duffs
eyes peeled, keep your
eyes, pooling wool over