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
Ignazio	-	Italian
Bob	BAHB (English), BAWB (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Sharpe	['ʃa:p]
Nithya	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam
Meredydd	-	Welsh
Armas	AHR-mahs	Finnish