down the little red lane

down the little red lane
down the little red lane
Fig. down someone's throat; down a child's throat. •

This really tasty medicine has to go down the little red lane.

The last spoonful of that stuff that went down the little red lane came right back up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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