English Explanatory Dictionary

wigs on the green

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fight; a brawl.
  2. Big trouble.

Word forms

wigs on the green

Etymology

In reference to the wigs that gentlemen used to wear, which might fall to the ground during a fight.

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