DECISION
NOUNS
– CALL a decision …1980s Amer. sl.
– DECERNMENT decision; discernment, discrimination …1586 obs.
– DECIDEMENT decision …a1625 obs. rare
– DECREET a decision, determination …c1400 obs. rare
– HASTY-PUDDING a quick or unwise decision …1984 Amer. dial.
– LAUD decision, judgement …c1465 obs.
– LICKING POST the moment of contention or decision; a decision, a pledge …M19 US sl.
– LICK-LOG a point of contention or decision; a decision, a pledge …1887 Amer. dial.
– SAY-SO the power of decision, permission …M18 sl.
– SHARP END the centre of activity or decision-making, the front line …colloq.
PHRASES
1827 ► SEE WHICH WAY THE CAT JUMPS see what direction events are taking before making a decision
2006 ► BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE facing a hard decision; in a very difficult position → US sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1833 ► PUT ONE’S FOOT DOWN to make a firm decision, usually against something → colloq.
1939 ► SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT to take action or make a decision one way or another, or else give another the opportunity to do so → sl.
1942 ► COME TO THE LICK-LOG to face facts, to make a difficult decision → Amer. dial.
1970 ► BAFFLE AROUND to take too long about coming to a decision → Amer. dial.
1970 ► BITE ONE’S BAIT to hold off on a decision to see what develops, not to push a point too fast → Amer. dial.
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