10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE-ARSED FLY»
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blue-arsed fly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blue-arsed fly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Next, Mister Henry Morgan's Green Gobbler and last but not least, The Blue-
Arsed Fly belonging to Mister Wilberforce Keyes. Place your bets please.”
Pouches, purses, and wallets materialized and presently the notes and coinage
of three ...
Francis Young, Kerr, Francis Kerr Young, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
British vulgar slang 6 The 'blue-arsed fly' referred to is a bluebottle, well known
for its frenetic buzzing about. 1998 Rebecca RayA Certain Age I'm not going to
run around like a blue-arsed fly pandering to you and your bloody room, alright?
on ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
British vulgar slang The 'blue-arsed fly' referred to is a bluebottle, well known for
its frenetic buzzing about. 1998 Rebecca RayA Certain Age I'm not going to run
around like a blue-arsed fly pandering to you and your bloody room, alright? on ...
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LANDFALL: The Calm At The Eye
... so than ever. Although Sophie had put a brave face upon it, for his sake, he
knew. He looked irritated. Hastings waited for his captain to speak. Pelham held
a paper in his right hand: he looked 239 All Over The Med Like A Blue-Arsed Fly.
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
blue-arsed fly A term used for someone who is very busy, e.g. 'He's going like a
blue-arsed fly'. blue blazes A term used to intensify a statement, e.g. 'What in the
blue blazes are you doing?' blue flyer The adult female of the red kangaroo, ...
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Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
(John Marriott, Daily Mail, 20.2. 1993) – to run around like a blue-arsed fly –
pobíhat jako vyplašené kuře “The cellar is flooded and our father is running
around like a blue-arsed fly, but it's hopeless. Everything is dripping wet.” cf. to
run around ...
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Living with the Bunnies: A British Familys' Exile to Marin ...
BLUE ARSED FLY... That is exactly what I have been like the last few weeks! We
decided we had better pull our fingers out and plan everything we want to do
before we leave and book it all in one go. Consequently we shall be having a ...
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Blood of the Lamb, Or, Cosi Fan Poche: A Three Part ...
And then, I was buzzing around like a blue-arsed fly. ELIZA, slightly startled by
this salty image: You don't look like one, darling. Not the least bit. VICTORIA: Well
, I sure feel like one. ELIZA: And where did the blue-arsed fly buzz to? VICTORIA:
...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
6B, 4th August 1997 blue-arsed fly noun used as an example of something in a
state of agitation or frenzied activity Australia, isss • The MOB here have been
running around like blue-arsed flies, making straight the way —Shane Maloney, ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
And it is always quite possible to uselessly RUN/BUZZ AROUND LIKE A BLUE-
ARSED FLY, or to have AS MUCH RIGHT OF WAY AS A HATFUL OF
ARSEHOLES WALKING DOWN THE STREET — BACKWARDS. A person may
also be in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE-ARSED FLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
blue-arsed fly is used in the context of the following news items.
Experience: I fell into a cement mixer
The phone kept ringing and I was rushing around like a blue-arsed fly. I also had a sand delivery due. When the tanker arrived, I saw it was ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Two old bushies put Aussie slang on cards and cups but no Aussie …
... grandma got her tits caught in the wringer. He's as tight as a fish's arse. Eyes like pissholes in the snow. Rushing around like a blue-arsed fly ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
NSW State Election 2015: Follow the results live
"He's been the proverbial blue-arsed fly," Boehm said. The seat covers about 45 per cent of the state, or an area bigger than Victoria and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
Bowden-Doyle praise for Tui 'golden generation'
“You can either spend the whole year running round like a blue-arsed fly, and I promise you nothing you will do will make a bit of difference... or ... «Travel Weekly UK, Mar 15»
FESTIVAL REPORT: Reverence Festival
I spent most of it running around like a blue-arsed fly between merch, my house, production and the supermarket. I guess my personal highlight ... «The Quietus, Oct 14»
BEAUTY: Rosanna Rothery tries Dermalogica's Face Mapping facial
Now because I had been running around like the proverbial blue-arsed fly lately with some rather late nights, Claire decides to give me a lovely ... «North Devon Journal, Sep 14»
County cricket – as it happened
... keep up with it and join in the county blog rather than running around like a blue-arsed fly snatching fleeting updates when I can? Ta muchly,. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
Camier 'fully aware' of massive challenge at MotoGP Indy
... go there and just do the best I can,” said Camier, speaking to bikesportnews.com this lunchtime while rushing around like a blue-arsed fly. «BSN, Aug 14»
Concert at high noon? It's an Irish solution to a Mexican stand-off …
Hurrah! But wait – Garth wasn't too keen on running about a giant stage like a blue-arsed fly five times in three days. Uh-oh. Back to you, Enda. «Irish Independent, Jul 14»
SXSWx20: The best new music from the South by Southwest festival
That, then, was the task at SXSW: to cycle around Austin like a blue-arsed fly from morning till night in search of the best new acts in town. «Irish Times, Mar 14»
