astride



across, horseback, on, straddle ,

   third stomach - abdomen, bay window, belly, craw, crop, diaphragm, gizzard, gullet, gut, maw, midriff, paunch, pot, pot-belly, rumen,

   confraternity - affiliation, alignment, alliance, amalgamation, association, brotherhood, cahoots, club, coalition, combination, companionship, comradeship, confederacy, confederation, consolidation,

   flamboyance - arabesque, baroque, baroqueness, blare, blatancy, blaze, blazing light, blinding light, brazenness, bright light, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant light, burst of light,

   shake hands on - agree, agree to, agree with, answer for, bind, come around, come to terms, commit, contract, covenant, engage, get together, obligate, strike a bargain, undertake ,

   triteness - banality, big deal, commonness, commonplace, emptiness, foolishness, frivolity, futility, idleness, inanity, levity, lightness, mustiness, shallowness, superficiality,

   hair-splitter - nitpicker, pettifogger, prevaricator, quibbler ,

   tight grip - bear hug, bite, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, death grip, embrace, foothold, footing, grapple, grasp, grip,

   legislature - act, advisory body, assembly, association, bench, board, body of advisers, borough council, brain trust, cabinet, chamber, city council, common council, concurrent resolution, conference,

   easy winner - champ, champion, conqueror, hero, master, top dog, vanquisher, victor, winner ,

   generally - about, all in all, all things considered, altogether, approximately, approximatively, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, as per usual, as things go, as usual, at large, broadly, broadly speaking,