t open! A very dated way of saying "Ask them to open the gate." What notice?! :: It’s on the door, as plain as the nose on your face. A "notice" is a written document, and, as here, can be posted anywhere, including a door. The second sentence is a colloquial way of saying that it’s easy to see or notice. [sign] Bell out of order, please knock. If something is out of order, it doesn’t work. "To knock" is to hit or tap, and the verb to use when dealing with a door. That’s more like it! Now, state your business. An old-fashioned way of asking "Why are you here?" Prove it! "To prove" something is to show clearly that it is true. This is a common way to express doubt when you don’t believe what was said. Well, bust my buttons, why didn’t you say that in the first place? A wonderful but completely ridiculous and dated expression which shows great surprise or delight. "To bust" something is to break it. That’s a horse of a different color! Come on in! Another wonderful and ridiculous expression, but this one is still used today. Another way to say "That’s a different or unrelated situation." Dorothy and her friends enter the City of Oz and finally see the Wizard. Cabbies take you any place in the city? :: We does! A cab is a taxi, and thus "cabbies" are taxi drivers (or in this case, horse Carriage drivers). Note the intentionally strange verb conjugation in the sentence that follows. I’ll take you to a place where you can tidy up a bit. "To tidy up" is an important phrasal verb meaning to wash oneself, or to clean up a room. "A bit" is another way of saying a little. And you never will, I fancy. "I fancy" is a very British way of saying "I think." There’s only one him, and he’s it. A grammatically interesting way to describe the colored horse. * That’s how we laugh the day away, in the merry old land of Oz. "To laugh the day away" is, naturally enough, to spend all your time laughing. "Merry" is an old but still used word for happy or cheerful. * Pat, pat here, pat, pat there, that’s how we keep you young and fair. "To pat" is to tap, or hit gently. In this case, "fair" is an old-fashioned way to say attractive or handsome. * We can make a dimple out of a frown. A "dimple" is a tiny hole in the surface of the skin. A "frown" is a face that shows displeasure or anger by the way the mouth is formed. * Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?! Jolly old town! "To dye" something is to change its color. "To match" two things is to make sure they look good together. A "gown" is a long or formal dress. "Jolly" is a dated word for happy or cheerful. * Clip clip here, clip clip there, we even give the roughest paws that certain air of savoir faire. "To clip" something is to cut or trim it, an
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