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
Andreas	ahn-DRE-ahs (German, Swedish), ahn-DRHAY-ahs (Dutch)	German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gre
RÓŻA	RUW-zhah	Polish
Mandeep	-	Indian (Sikh)
Rameses	RAM-ə-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Norah	NAWR-ə	Irish, English
Lammert	LAHM-mərt	Dutch