rope of sand
English
Noun
rope of sand (plural ropes of sand)
- Something of no cohesion or fiber; a feeble union or tie; something not to be relied upon.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rope of sand in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)