Lombard Street to a China orange
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Lombard Street to a China orange
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* Lombard Street as a metonym for all the money in British banks. A China orange as something of trifling value.
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- very long odds (in favour or against an outcome) As Jorrocks expressed it, in the event of such a catastrophe happening, “It was all Lombard Street to a China orange we’d lose the number of our mess and sarve as food for fishes!”
Talk about this word "Lombard Street to a China orange." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lombard%20street%20to%20a%20china%20orange. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Lombard Street to a China orange. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lombard%20street%20to%20a%20china%20orange "Lombard Street to a China orange." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lombard%20street%20to%20a%20china%20orange.Cite this
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title = {Lombard Street to a China orange},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lombard%20street%20to%20a%20china%20orange},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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