tongue's-length

Updated: May 9, 2025

For the combatants, tongue's-length from each other, were prowling to and fro menacingly. "Oh, there's going to be a tongue-lashing," cried Gwendolyn, frightened. "I'm the King's Hinglish!" it was the soldier's slogan. "This is me!" sang Thomas, saucily flicking at a brass button. His face was all cunning. Then how the tongues popped! "This is I!" corrected the King's English promptly.

Eleanor Gates - The Poor Little Rich Girl