ask my arse »
A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.
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ass over teakettle »
Tumbling upside down.
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at heart »
In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, really, fundamentally.
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avoir du pois lay »
Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops.
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baby blues »
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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bad blood »
Feelings of hostility or ill will.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of disappointment and frustration.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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bale out »
Alternative spelling of bail out.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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barrel »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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barrow man »
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.
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base over apex »
Falling over in a jumbled heap.
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