10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREAM-CRACKERED»
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cream-crackered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cream-crackered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
British cream-crackered as rhyming slang for 'knackered' (i.e. tired out) is a
relatively recent development, probably dating from the s: 'I didn't see
anybody else walk at all, which is staggering, you're absolutely cream-crackered
by then', ...
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The UK to USA Dictionary: British English Vs. American English
... Bunions Cough and Sneeze Cow's calf Cream Crackered Cream Rice Wife
House Arm Lie Face Nice Winner Crazy Nippy Nutty Knees Knackered (tired)
Believe Shoes Trainers (running shoes) Table Bike ess Clanger (mistake) Ten
Minute ...
Claudine Dervaes, John Hunter, 2012
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Adopted from the USA in the late 1940s. cream to become sexually excited, as in
to cream (one's) jeans (or knickers). cream-crackered exhausted. Rhyming slang
for 'knackered'. Later 20th century. create to make a fuss. From around 1910.
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Rhyming slang leading to KNACKERED; a variant of CREAM CRACKERED
formed on a premier brand of cream crackers UK, 2003 Jacob's ladder noun a
sturdy rope ladder dropped from a hovering helicopter for descent to and ascent
from ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
I'm cream crackered, kerry packered, shepherd's bushed, barbed wired, show me
the bleedin' Roger Moore.' It had been 13 long weeks since the pruning, and the
daily slog to work backwards and forwards up the South Circular on my Vespa ...
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Allah does not have an Exit Visa:
Flying back from Boston to Amsterdam and then onwards to Bahrain where one
ofmy colleagues picked me up left me 'cream-crackered'. Little did I know that I
was flying back to a real drama? You'll remember the colleague who married the
...
I mean if the filth turned up now and started giving me a hard time, and searched
me then we would all be cream crackered. I started sweating. I realised that the
traffic warden was the problem. He was the one making me jumpy. I kept thinking
...
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Steve's Doughnut!: What It Is and Why It Could Change Everything
... he compared our information-processing speeds, with me as an Imac and him
as a Sinclair, that reminded me of why I tend to stay home a lot! He'd have been
less impressed if he'd seen me later on, cream-crackered physically and a brain ...
I was toast or “cream-crackered,” as we like to say. (We learned that one from
Nigel.) I had a bad case of the yawns but was trying not to be rude to all the folks
who had been waiting in line. After it was over and a couple of wrong turns later,
...
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Live Big. Think Large. ACT Sensibly: How to Make a Fortune - ...
... 4am Monday morning to drive up the M5 and M6 for a breakfast meeting in
Manchester, then zig zag across the country to meetings all week, often staying in
hotels, only to arrive home at 7pm on a Friday night absolutely cream- crackered!
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREAM-CRACKERED»
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cream-crackered is used in the context of the following news items.
Red Arrows flypast is fitting finale for best-ever Mappfest
He said on Monday morning: "I'm absolutely cream-crackered but it was worth it. I don't know how much money was raised, but it will be at least ... «Worcester News, Jun 15»
Man transforms his life by shedding 12 stones
He said: "Then, doing five minutes in a gym absolutely cream-crackered me. Gradually, with support from the team at Eccleshill gym, ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jun 15»
England v New Zealand: No sign of James Anderson tiring after …
At 32, he has time to push up towards 500 wickets, by which point he could be forgiven for being completely cream-crackered. Dynamic Dart ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
Rangers 2-0 Hibernian as it happened
Never mind his players, Stuart McCall sounds absolutely cream-crackered... He's the kind of manager that prowls on the touchline, kicking every ball, the whole ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
Danny Dyer to serve guests WHELKS for dinner when he marries …
... on Big Star's Little Star. 'Cream-crackered' Danny Dyer takes EastEnders break with family holiday after busy schedule takes its toll ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
EastEnders: Linda Carter actress Kellie Bright reveals 'harrowing …
... of his pre-Albert Square projects. 'Cream-crackered' Danny Dyer takes EastEnders break with family holiday after busy schedule takes its toll ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
Care charity appeals for 63 fundraisers to take on "awesome" city run
“I was cream-crackered at the end but I had a fantastic time and the atmosphere was brilliant. “It is so exciting that many more people will be ... «Worcester News, Apr 15»
Poldark's letting the Scythe down says Robert Gore-Langton
... as if he was progressing through the Burmese jungle. By doing it that way he would, like me, have been cream-crackered after five minutes. «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
London Marathon training: How to avoid post-marathon aches …
After finishing last year's London marathon, I remember becoming fixated with an apple another cream-crackered runner was eating. I was that ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
West Indies v England day four
Joe Root looks absolutely cream-crackered - he runs around to prevent a Brathwaite single at point and stays down on his haunches for a full standing eight ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
