South Sea scheme
now historical
noun
A stockjobbing scheme established by the South Sea Company in 1720 for trading in the southern hemisphere to repay the British national debt, which ended with the failure of the company and a general financial collapse.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Archibald Hutcheson (c1659–1740), lawyer and economist.
- itineration
- -ition
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- -itis
- it is all up with
- it is high time that ——
- it isn't done
- it isn't over till the fat lady sings
- it is only a matter of time
- it is (or what) a small world
- -itive
- it'll
- it'll be all right on the night
- it makes no odds
- ITN
- it never rains but it pours
- I told you (so)
- Ito, Prince Hirobumi
- it (or that) (all) depends
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- it's
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- it's a case of ——
- it's a deal
- it's a fair cop