Threadneedle Streetn.

Etymology: < the name of Threadneedle Street in the City of London, where the Bank of England is located.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈThreadˌneedle Street.

Used allusively to mean the Bank of England or its directors. Cf. the Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street n. at old lady n. Phrases.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other specific banks

bank1694

Bank of England1694

Reichsbank1874

Threadneedle Street1924

Eurobank1961

1924 Ld. Birkenhead Amer. Revisited i. 10 They [sc. U.S. economists and financiers] lack something of the sophistication and age-long sagacity of Threadneedle Street.

1974 G. Vaizey Tangled Web ii. 25 It's only a question of time..before it gets to ‘the ferret's’ ears in Threadneedle Street. Then, heaven help you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	threadneedle street
释义	Threadneedle Streetn. Etymology: < the name of Threadneedle Street in the City of London, where the Bank of England is located.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈThreadˌneedle Street. Used allusively to mean the Bank of England or its directors. Cf. the Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street n. at old lady n. Phrases. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other specific banks bank1694 Bank of England1694 Reichsbank1874 Threadneedle Street1924 Eurobank1961 1924 Ld. Birkenhead Amer. Revisited i. 10 They [sc. U.S. economists and financiers] lack something of the sophistication and age-long sagacity of Threadneedle Street. 1974 G. Vaizey Tangled Web ii. 25 It's only a question of time..before it gets to ‘the ferret's’ ears in Threadneedle Street. Then, heaven help you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1924
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