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be on (one's) tod
be on (one's) tod
To be without anyone else; to be on one's own. A shortening of the Cockney rhyming slang "be on one's Tod Sloan," referring to a once-famous American horse jockey who fell into disrepute in the early 20th century and died penniless and alone. Primarily heard in UK. To be quite honest, after a hectic week of work, I much prefer being on my tod than spending the weekend around a bunch of people. Mary's been on her tod ever since Rupert broke up with her last week.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
JosÉ | | ho-SE (Spanish), zhoo-ZE (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Stanko | | STAHN-ko (Slovene, Croatian) | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian |
Cinzia | | - | Italian |
Kadrİ | | - | Turkish |
Malka | | - | Hebrew |
Nelu | | - | Romanian |