brass knobs

Shiny door pulls

Brass knobs are decorative or functional hardware made of brass, used on doors, drawers, and furniture.

The phrase appears in the British expression with brass knobs on, an emphatic intensifier meaning "and then some" or "emphatically so," often used sarcastically: The same to you with brass knobs on.

Related

elbow grease · shiny · high polish · golden · tarnished · drawer · pulls · hinges · hardware · gleaming · metal · Victorian · antique · antique shop · ornate · decorative · knurled · round

Opposites
material composition

brass knobsceramic knobs

Fired clay cabinet hardware

glass knobs · wooden knobs

hardware type/form

brass knobsbrass handles

Metal door fixtures

lever handles · door handles

Family

brass, knobs, brassy, knob, knobby, knobbed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G