dumber n. In phrases come a dumber (v.) (UK und.) to remain silent under questioning.Show quotations1953J. Phelan Underworld 172: He ‘came a dumber’ in the witness-box.
come a dumber (v.) (UK und.) to remain silent under questioning.Show quotations1953J. Phelan Underworld 172: He ‘came a dumber’ in the witness-box.