the law is an ass

Said of a law that one thinks is unnecessary or ridiculous. The phrase comes from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist: "The law is a ass—an idiot." I can't believe it's now illegal to park on my street, for no apparent reason. The law is an ass!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joaninha	-	Portuguese
Edna (1)	ED-nə (English)	Irish, Scottish, English
PaweŁ	PAH-vew	Polish
Patya	-	Russian
Kunibert	KOO-nee-bert (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Bianca	[bi'æŋkə]