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
Janey	['dʒeini]
Marinka	-	Croatian, Slovene
Brynjarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
U-Jin	oo-jeen	Korean
Allannah	ə-LAN-ə	English (Rare)
Hideaki	hee-de-ah-kee	Japanese