the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street



the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

A nickname for the Bank of England (which is located on Threadneedle Street in London). Primarily heard in UK. You can try all you want, but you won't get a penny from the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
See also: lady, of, old, street

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ram (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Noa (2)no-ahJapanese
Vavrinec-Slovak
ReedREEDEnglish
Antonella-Italian
Jasminka-Croatian