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... probably arose from the earlier combinations of Dutch lunch , party , or supper , events or meals to which each person contributed his share , similar to today's potluck suppers or B.Y.O.B. parties where the guests fur- nish the food ...
... probably arose from the earlier combinations of Dutch lunch , party , or supper , events or meals to which each person contributed his share , similar to today's potluck suppers or B.Y.O.B. parties where the guests fur- nish the food ...
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... probably from a book of jests called Joe Miller's Jest - Book . ( See Joe Miller , 20 . ANECDOTE . ) Other sources scoff at this explanation and suggest that the phrase derives from a gypsy named " Betty Mar- tin " who gave a black eye ...
... probably from a book of jests called Joe Miller's Jest - Book . ( See Joe Miller , 20 . ANECDOTE . ) Other sources scoff at this explanation and suggest that the phrase derives from a gypsy named " Betty Mar- tin " who gave a black eye ...
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... probably to an animal so small that it would provide neither meat nor pelt of sufficient value to compensate for the price of the ammunition necessary to shoot it . Meagre mechanics , fellows not worth powder and shot . ( Samuel Foote ...
... probably to an animal so small that it would provide neither meat nor pelt of sufficient value to compensate for the price of the ammunition necessary to shoot it . Meagre mechanics , fellows not worth powder and shot . ( Samuel Foote ...
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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