10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIB AND TUCKER»
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bib and tucker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The London Palladium: The Story of the Theatre
and Its Stars
Best Bib and Tucker was the next George Black wartime production and it
opened on 7 November 1942. 'An opulent show', said one reviewer. 'For
colourfulness, variety and humour, Best Bib and Tucker ranks high in the long list
of Palladium ...
“Been and gone, I guess. Busy getting ready for the big hoe-down,” Bob
answered. “Oh, that's right. I'd forgotten the dance tonight. Guess I'll have to get
out my best bib and tucker. By the way. What is a bib and tucker?” Margie grinned
. “I think ...
3
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Women could decorate this with a tucker, a piece of lace worn round the top of
the bodice—'The countrywoman . . . minds nothing on Sundays so much as her
best bib and tucker' (1747). Soon men, too, were described as wearing their best
...
4
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... beyond the pale: see PALE. get beyond a joke: see jOKE. it's beyond me it's
too astonishing, puzzling, etc. for me to understand or explain. informal bib your
best bib and tucker your best clothes. informal 6 Bib and tucker originally referred
to ...
5
What's in a Word: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 ...
Often the women tucked a bit of lace into the top of the bodice. When a woman
wished to make a particularly stunning impression, she naturally wore her best
bib and tucker. Adopted into common speech, the expression came to stand for
any ...
6
Striving in Black Chicago: Migration, Work,
and the Politics ...
112 Louneer Pemberton, "Put on Your Best Bib and Tucker," Employment Digest
[n.d., c. 1952]. Supplement I, Folder 159, CUL Records. 113 Pemberton, "Put on
Your Best Bib and Tucker." 114 "Gems of Thought" Folder 505, CUL Records; ...
7
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To wear one's best bib and tucker (APP 26; EAP 30; MP 45) 1907 "with wives and
children all in their best bib and tucker." (II, 1264) The Complete Short Stories of
Jack London, 3 vols. Ed. Earle Labor et al. Stanford, Cal.: Stanford University ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
8
Flowering of the Cumberland
It was, on the other hand, a well dressed one, and we can be certain Colonel
Armstrong put on, if not his best, at least a good “bib and tucker,” that is if he had
ever worn anything but such, for he as head of the fleet would not have worn the
...
Harriette Simpson Arnow, 2013
9
A Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional English
See best bib and tucker. bib-all-night. A toper: coll.: C.17. Bib, to tipple. bibby. A
later spelling and pron. of bebee, q.v., a native woman or girl. (Charles Allen, ed.,
Plain Tales from the Raj, 1975.) Still in army and RAF usage until 1965 at least.
10
Slang
and Its Analogues Past
and Present: A Dictionary ...
Ibid., Boxiana (1824), iv., 145. Josh napped again on the other eye. 1838. Comic
Almanac, April.Don't nabthe bib, myBet, this chance must happen soon or later.
Best bib and tucker,subs, phr. (common).—Best clothes. bibables (or Bibibles), ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIB AND TUCKER»
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bib and tucker is used in the context of the following news items.
#Nostalgia ain't what it used to be
I put on my best bib and tucker, preparing for the future. Some of those new fangled inventions really put me on. They included panty hose, ... «El Paso Inc., Jul 15»
The Stroller
We'd put on our best bib and tucker and straighten up and fly right. Hubba hubba! We'd cut a rug in some juke joint and then go necking and ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»
Golden Horn wins the Derby with Frankie Dettori – as it happened
English cricketer James Anderson has donned his best bib and tucker for Derby Day. Photograph: David M. Benett/Getty Images for Investec. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Chef Andy is in the final of contest again
Andy will swap his service issue chef's whites for best bib and tucker as a finalist in the black tie Gala Awards Ceremony to be held at the Hilton ... «Plymouth Herald, May 15»
Sullivan to take the plunge in April
As for whether the Bib and Tucker owner's two beloved French bulldogs Duke and Baxter will be participating in his big day, Sullivan said it was ... «The West Australian, May 15»
Proud club Whittington CC forced to draw stumps after 157 years
Bob and I were always the scruffiest members of any team, but our skipper Ken Byers warned us to be in “best bib and tucker” for the big game ... «Border Counties Advertizer, May 15»
Taste of Perth: Wild weather to put the 'gust' in degustation
North Fremantle restaurant Bib and Tucker will cook up 500 wallaby shanks over the weekend for its icon dish, while freshly shucked Coffin Bay ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Menu reveal for Taste of Perth
Here's what some of the chef's will cooking up be of the Taste of Perth. 08/05/15. Taste of Perth: Bib and Tucker chef to hop on wallaby trend. «WA today, May 15»
Taste of Perth: Bib and Tucker chef to hop on wallaby trend
Well, not quite. Bib and Tucker head chef Scott Bridger does have Australian fauna in his sights ahead of his cook-up at this month's festival, but ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Why marry the partner with whom you've spend most your life? To …
That's almost certainly part of the reason, but it doesn't explain why Pattie and Rod dressed up in their best bib and tucker and posed on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
