AUNT SALLY


Meaning of AUNT SALLY in English

/ ˌɑːnt ˈsæli; NAmE ˌænt/ noun

1.

( BrE ) a game in which people throw balls at a model of a person's head to win prizes

2.

a person or thing that a lot of people criticize :

The foreign minister has become everybody's favourite Aunt Sally.

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.