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In French, there's the expression occupez-vous de vos oignons which means "mind your own business" in English but can be literally translated as "take care of your onions". Know your onions howe...
We often use onion or peeling an onion as a metaphor for something that has many layers. For example, there is a system for browsing the web anonymously called Tor. Tor is an acronym for The Onion Router, which refers to the fact that all communications are wrapped in many layers of security.
It's Geordie. Funny onion is " funny'un" meaning funny one, An old rude rhyme and song from the 50/60s recited: Old xxxx is a funny'un Has a nose like a pickle onion, Eyes like bashed tomatoes, And legs like pit props, One pink one, One white one, And one with a bit of shite on, And the hairs on her dikidido hung down to her knees, I've seen it, I've smelt it, I've even fu...king dealt it, And ...
In words like 'onion', the i serves as a semi-vowel, or glide. This is represented in IPA as /ˈʌn jən/ and the letter i represents the /j/ sound, which is the same sound as at the start of the word "yes".
It really depends on the onion and what exactly you are trying to convey to the listener. An onion might be strong, mild, aromatic, tear-inducing, acidic, salty, spicy, sweet, bitter, sour, or flavorful.
Today I came across a sentence in The Daily Star prices of locally grown onion rose yesterday for the lack of availability. I know onion is countable.Therefore,it should have been locally grown ...
Is there a single word for someone who does not eat onions? I remember having heard this word somewhere but do not remember it now.
Onionskin, var. Onion Paper, Onion Skin Paper. A durable lightweight paper that is thin and usually nearly transparent—so called because of its resemblance to the dry outer skin of an onion. It is used for making duplicate copies of typewritten material, permanent records where low bulk is important, and for airmail correspondence.
In your case I assume you're not planning to extract the onion for use elsewhere - you just want to get rid of it. So perhaps extirpate (to remove or destroy totally; do away with; exterminate) might be a better choice.
You would use "greater than an onion" in a sentence like "An apple is greater than an onion," although this sentence is still not very good since the word "greater" isn't precise in this context.