plural of sweet-and-sour sauce

(idiomatic, transitive) To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.

(UK, US, Australia, idiomatic) Here and there; everywhere.

(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.

(idiomatic) In present practice rather than in theory; with the priority of palpably and actually existing.

The official name of the United Kingdom 1801-1927 (before being renamed by the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922).

present participle of rough-and-tumble

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Great Britain, Ireland: two islands off the north-west coast of the European mainland.

shortened form of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922-Present) Abbreviation: GBNI.

(Britain, idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.