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
Kriemhild	KREEM-hilt (German)	German, Germanic Mythology
Mihai	-	Romanian
AyŞE	-	Turkish
Lidka	-	Polish
Damjana	-	Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian
Ludovicus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)