■ noun a kind of firm or hard sweet which softens when sucked or chewed, made by boiling together sugar and butter.
Phrases
not be able to do something for ~ Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something.
Origin
C19: alt. of taffy .
■ noun a kind of firm or hard sweet which softens when sucked or chewed, made by boiling together sugar and butter.
Phrases
not be able to do something for ~ Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something.
Origin
C19: alt. of taffy .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004