pound

  • 131pound of flesh — If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they don t need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 132pound cake — pound′ cake n. coo a rich cake made with flour, butter, sugar, and eggs, orig. in proportions of a pound each • Etymology: 1740–50 …

    From formal English to slang