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... became current from a song popu- lar in the 1880s . At any event , Jesse Collings , a leader of the Liberal party , picked up the phrase and used it as a campaign slogan ( 1887-1889 ) . The phrase became so closely associated with ...
... became current from a song popu- lar in the 1880s . At any event , Jesse Collings , a leader of the Liberal party , picked up the phrase and used it as a campaign slogan ( 1887-1889 ) . The phrase became so closely associated with ...
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... became popular shortly after the capture of the notorious bushranger , Ned Kelly , in 1880. Like the American Jesse James , Kelly , an Australian out- law , became something of a folk - hero . He was finally captured , wearing a suit of ...
... became popular shortly after the capture of the notorious bushranger , Ned Kelly , in 1880. Like the American Jesse James , Kelly , an Australian out- law , became something of a folk - hero . He was finally captured , wearing a suit of ...
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... became the medium for wages , it was called salarium ' salt money ' ; hence , a soldier who worked hard for his pay , gave his employer one hundred percent effort for his money , was true to his salt while one who goldbricked was not ...
... became the medium for wages , it was called salarium ' salt money ' ; hence , a soldier who worked hard for his pay , gave his employer one hundred percent effort for his money , was true to his salt while one who goldbricked was not ...
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19th century allusion American expression American slang expression another's Anthony Trollope applied ball became blue Briticism British expression called Charles Dickens coined colloquial common commonly connotation contexts dead describe drink early 19th century England English especially expres expression alludes expression dates expression is derived expression refers figurative sense Frederick Marryat French frequently give hand hang head heard today hence horse implies indicate John John Heywood Jonathan Swift King least literal Lord meaning ment ness night nose obsolete one's oneself onym origin P. G. Wodehouse person phrase plausible play player political popular practice pression probably proverb related term Samuel Butler Shakespeare sion Sir Walter Scott situation slang term someone someone's thing Thomas tion tive Tyburn usage usually variant verb Webster's Third William word World War II