ab acia et acu

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Latin

Etymology

From ab (from) + aciā, the ablative singular of acia (thread), + et (and) + acū, the ablative singular of acus (needle). Literally “from thread and needle”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ab aciā et acū

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) in great detail
    • c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 76:
      Hic mihi dīxit etiam ea, quae oblītus eram; ab aciā et acū mī omnia exposuit; intestīnās meās nōverat; tantum quod mihi non dīxerat, quid prīdiē cēnāveram.
      He even told me things I had forgotten; he showed me all in great detail; he knew my guts; the only thing he hadn't told me, what I had dined the previous day.