10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLIND FREDDIE»
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Blind Freddie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
an imaginary figure seen as representing the lowest denominator of
incompetence; thus used in phr. such as blind Freddie could see that, wouldn't
fool blind Freddie (cf. BEN n.'). [some commentators have posited a real-life 'blind
Freddie' - a ...
2
Four One Act Plays: The Rest Cure--Between the Soup and the ...
Perhaps just the blind Freddie. Of course ! (He pulls down the blind which
Evangeline had altered. Brenda looks round and sees with satisfaction that the
room is now as it was at the beginning of the play.) Brenda. What a tragedy this is
for ...
Gertrude E. Jennings, 1914
3
The Romance Readers' Book Club
“Poor blind Freddie,” Orr murmured. For a moment, Tammi almost believed in
Freddie, too, though he lived only in Minna's imagination. He was her running
joke, and whenever she wanted to eat lots of food, let her roots grow out, or not
clean ...
4
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
26, 1949 Blind Freddy; Blind Freddie noun an imaginary blind man Australia,
1946 Used as a type for an inability to see the obvious. The existence of a real
person nicknamed 'Blind Freddy' has not been confirmed. • — Sidney J Baiter,
The ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
5
To-night at Eight: Comedies and Comediettas
Comedies and Comediettas Frances Aymar Mathews. performer on the face of
the globe! I've lost twenty pounds since I undertook to coach Mrs. Primrose's last
play, you remember on the 28th, for the blind ? Freddie. — Oh, yes, to be sure!
Frances Aymar Mathews, 1889
6
I Didn't Get It Right God, But I Tried!
... clothes needed washing a second time to get all the grime out. Even a second
washing probably did not get them thoroughly clean. One very interesting thing
was revealed. He had on 4 shirts and two pair of pants. Blind Freddie 113 I Didn't
...
7
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
Eric Partridge. even blind Freddie wouldn't even blind Freddie wouldn't missit.
See: blind Freddie... even break. See: nevergive. even paranoids have real
enemies. 'A retortto accusations that the speaker is being“paranoid”—i.e., seeing
...
8
An Australian Dictionary for North Americans
A fat or obese person. blind Freddie exp. A mythically insignificant person, e.g.
Even blind Freddie wouldn't have done that! blinder n. [blind-uh] A lucky break,
circumstance, or outcome. blinkers on, to have exp. Describes a person with
limited ...
Ill I READ in the next morning's paper that he was called Blind Freddie Roche
and that he had escaped from Sing Sing, where he had been doing a forty-year
term for burglary with violence. Because of his sensitive musician's fingers, he
had ...
George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, 1922
10
Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
The term is usually employed inphrases such as 'even Blind Freddie knows that'.
blinding adj, exclamation British excellent, outstanding, astonishing. Thisold term
of approbation from the language of middleagedLondoners wasadoptedas a ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLIND FREDDIE»
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Q&A inquiry: Malcolm Turnbull doesn't understand the concept of an …
Well, blind Freddie can tell you that, minister. The decision was made by the executive producer, Peter McEvoy, and unless he referred it up to ... «The Age, Jun 15»
State of Origin 2015: Maroons tipped to beat Blues by blinded bookies
Even blind Freddie could see the refs were trying to get them home. FlagShare. 1 Mitch LikeReply. This comment has been deleted. martin 5pts ... «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
Hollywood pirate gives Joyce a platform
In claiming that Blind Freddie could see that the provision of an aged care facility is not simply a Mosman issue, Fran Lester (Letters, May 15) ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Private profit from public land is going global
Blind Freddie could see that this is not a Mosman issue. This is an issue about the future. We will always have aged care. Why? Because it is a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
An ignoble boycott calculated to hurt Russia
Only blind Freddie could believe it was spontaneous. More likely is that it was orchestrated by the same people who have led US covert efforts ... «Eureka Street, May 15»
Joe de Bruyn's assertion he has majority support against gay …
Blind Freddie could work that out by simply comparing government and corporate interest rates, just for starters. Do we in Australia want to land ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Floyd Mayweather jnr puts his Money where his mouth is in vintage …
Commenter: Blind Freddie; Date and time: Sun May 03 06:58:03 UTC 2015. My thoughts exactly. Commenter: BH; Location: NSW; Date and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Super Hurricanes breeze past valiant Queensland Reds
And the blind Freddie's don't see him . Pocock fired the sevens up , George Smith probably scored two as well . Unfortunately seven is not our ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Sandwiches on the menu as corporate chiefs front tax inquiry
Blind Freddie can see that transfer pricing is rife. Perhaps we need some sort of unitary tax to bring these tax dodgers to heel. Commenter: Phil ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
Club medico says doctors scared to report concussion breaches as …
Coach Arthur, Blind Freddie (with or without a medical degree) can see the player ain't fine. Repeating the "he's fine" phrase over and over (a la ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
