cab off the rank
cab off the rank noun: something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.
Noun
cab off the rank (plural cabs off the rank)
- Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.
- The Boys Next Door […] were as likely a prospect as the Australian new wave was going to throw up, could have been and in many ways were the next cab off the rank after the Saints and Radio Birdman, Australia's twin prophets of punk.2009, Karen Welberry, Tanya Dalziell, Cultural Seeds: Essays on the Work of Nick Cave, page 34
- Once again I left Jason's office in high spirits. First cab off the rank was to pay off the LAND card and I intended to do it straightaway, like ripping off a band-aid.2010, Antonia Magee, Living Thin, page 128
Forms of cab off the rank
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Origin of cab off the rank
Figurative reference to cabs at a taxi rank, which wait in a line for passengers, the frontmost cab departing first.
Questions about cab off the rank
- What does cab off the rank mean?
- Cab off the rank means something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.
- What part of speech is cab off the rank?
- Cab off the rank is a noun.
- What is the plural of cab off the rank?
- The plural of cab off the rank is cabs off the rank.
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