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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BE PIE ON»
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1
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
I guess I looked pie to him (1929). pie adjective to be pie on NZ To be good at (
something). 1941–. [From Maori pai good.] pie-card noun US 1 dated Ameal
ticket; someone who begs for a meal. 1895–. 2 (One who holds) a union card.
1931–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
Oh blueberry, apple, banana or date there just must be pie on my dinnertime
plate. I'll board any ship with my cutlass in hand and once on your ship I will
loudly demand that you place a sliver of pie on my plate and scream at your
captain, ...
3
Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council of England: ...
... to goo in aïï haste to pe said citee so У pei be pie on Tewsday next comyng at
pe ferrest and to be psent on Wednesday penne next folowyng at pe in pe
gildehalle pie to see p* pelleccon of him y shal be chosen into meir pie pe same
day be ...
Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 1835
4
The Story Biz Handbook: How to Manage Your Storytelling ...
... can do a program of Martian folktales, the answer is, 'Sho'Nuff!'” Michael
McCarty; Professional Storyteller; Have Mouth, Will Run It! ENJOYING THE PIE
Your dreams don't have to be “Pie in the Sky.” Your dreams can be “Pie on Your
Plate.
Dianne de Las Casas, 2008
5
King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version Of Boethius De ...
... Pegna pumum be him bap PeniaP. buton be popPpa pie.' Anb gip bim nu peap
gebypeP P him ppr pume hpile Papa Penunga 0p tohen. 1 Papa claPa. 1 Pap
anpealbep. Ponne PincP him P be pie on capcepne gebpobt. obbe on pacentum.
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Rex Anglosaxonum Alfredus, J ..... S ..... Cardale, 1829
If paper were as good as printing ink presswork would be “pie.” On many
occasions when fillups of letters here and there in the form occur, a glance at the
reverse of the sheet shows these letters have too much impression and when the
...
7
The Scots Magazine; Or, General Repository of Literature, ...
... the existing abuses, to allow them to be pie on earth in regard to every useful
ac- Feroedied without opposition. The re- complifliment, has not admitted, with-
clamation of such men, coinciding with out the utmolt reluctance, the improve- ...
8
Fertilizer Supply, Demand, and Prices: Hearings, ...
Alas, our farmers and our industry pie in the sky turned out to be pie on our faces.
The foreign markets for grain and fertilizer were there only so long as the U.S.
taxpayer was willing to underwrite the cost. Our overseas customers, in the main,
...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification, 1974
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National Nutrition Policy Study, 1974: Hearings Before the ...
"Alas," to quote Ed Wheeler of The Fertilizer Institute, "our farmer's and our
industry's pie in the sky, turned out to be pie on our faces." The foreign markets
were there -- but only so long as they were supported by U.S. funds in the form of
grants ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, 1974
House shall be to 10 o'clock in forenoon of the following day less the
adjournment motion s otherwise provide." I ask merely that this be pie on file now.
The SPEAKER: The House h< the notice. On motion by Mr. Granville of I
sonsneld.
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BE PIE ON»
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Incredible Edible: reinvigorating the high street through gardening
Talk to people in Todmorden and they'll tell you it could be pie on the plate. Julian Dobson blogs at Living With Rats and you can tweet him @ ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
