10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUT THE CACKLE»
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cut the cackle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Cut the cackle, and come to the 'osses. (MP 87) 1832 Cut the cackle, and come to
the 'osses. (p. 10) The Journal of William Charles Macready 1832-1851, ed. J. C.
Trewin. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 1839 "Cut out ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
He was cut to the quick by such a display of callousness. cut the cackle le llafet (
muhabetin) □ The job was several days behind schedule, so the foreman told
his men to cut the cackle and get on with it. cut the (Gordian) knot zgjidh (pres) ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Cut the cackle A demand to cut to the chase.** Cut the cord Means the same as
cut the umbilical cord. Cut the Gordian knot Solve a problem in a direct manner
without getting sidetracked by niceties. The phrase is derived from the ancient ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[dial, cut the buck, to dance vigorously; ult. f. buck and wing] cut the cackle (and
come to the horses) v. [late 19C+] to come to the point, usu. as imper. [CUT v.5 (1)
+ CACKLE n.1) cut the cake v. [20C+] (US Black) 1 to get married. 2 to deflower ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... FOR CUT OUT STICK CUT-PURSE CUT-RATE CUT SHORT CUT SOMEONE
DEAD CUT SOMETHING OUT CUT THE ATMOSPHERE WITH A KNIFE CUT
THE CACKLE CUT THE CRAP CUT THE//FUNNY STUFF/COMEDY — to
disinherit ...
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The Proverbial Bernard Shaw: An Index to Proverbs in
the ...
Or, as someone else actually has said— I forget who; but it was not Hegel— let
them 'cut the cackle, and come to the 'osses.' (178, I, pp. 164-165, 1891)
TARLETON: Now, young man, cut the cackle. . . . (110, p. 176, 1910) Out with the
lot of ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 1994
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
8 money UK, 2000 cut the cackle! stop talking! From CACKLE (to chatter
inconsequentially). When extended to: 'cut the cackle and come to the 'osses [
Horses]', the meaning is 'stop the preliminaries and get down to business' UK,
1889 cut the ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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The Photographic News: A Weekly Record of
the Progress of ...
“But to cut the cackle an' get to the 'osses.” Cards at twentyfive a penny will do
very well, and to size, prepare powdered or crushed shellac, 1 oz., dissolved in
18 oz. of spirits of wine. This takes a day to dissolve 'with an occasional shaking.
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The Increased Necessity of Augmenting
the Teaching of ...
Follow them carefully. Cut it out! Stop it! • Cut it out! I'm tired of you bothering me.
Cut the cackle! Stop laughing • I don't think that my outfit is that funny. Cut the
cackle! Cut the crap Stop playing around • You have taken this issue too far now.
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Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms
When one cuts one's eyeteeth, or baby teeth, they emerge through the gums; one
is thus emerging from babyhood and (figuratively) becoming more
knowledgeable. cut the cackle stop the superfluous talk, often implying 'and get to
the point'.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUT THE CACKLE»
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Matchbox Theatre review – sketchy Michael Frayn show proves …
There are also well-deserved attacks on self-congratulatory award ceremonies and impatient sponsors who can't wait to cut the cackle and get ... «The Guardian, May 15»
Happily ever after for Hermione and Ron doesn't mean heartbreak …
So never mind breaking our hearts, Rowling, just cut the cackle and let the books be. Sometimes the readers might be right and you could bear ... «The Conversation, Feb 14»
Boris Johnson - Give London the airport it deserves
End the dither and cut the cackle. Give London the airport it deserves." * Beverley Nielsen is Director Employer Engagement, Birmingham City ... «Birmingham Post, Nov 13»
CBI Conference, business news and markets: as it happened …
I say, end the dither cut the cackle, give London a hub airport that is adequate for and commensurable with the greatest City on earth. Sir Mike ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
Why Boris Johnson's 'slow and feeble' attack on aviation policy isn't …
'End the dither, cut the cackle,' the Mayor of London told the conference, urging the government to rule out a 'toxic' third runway by Christmas. «Spectator.co.uk, Nov 13»
This day in History: October 15, 1944
"Let's Cut the Cackle!" stated the ad, which was "published in the interest of national security." Keshen said the Victory Bond program started ... «Vancouver Sun, Oct 13»
Thatcherism is no museum piece - it's alive and kicking
... use her fantastic will to cut the cackle and get this country the aviation capacity it needs. We wouldn't even need to name the airport after her, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
Like It or Lump It: Brace Yourselves for Queen Camilla
But now that Camilla's public rehabilitation is all but complete, we might as well cut the cackle: when the Queen dies, there will be no abdication ... «Huffington Post UK, Feb 13»
RIM Trying to Get Instagram-Like Features on Blackberry
We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business. Instagram-Like Features Will Now be on Blackberry Fans have ... «BlackBerry Rocks!, Jul 12»
The Return of the Pert Knocker
At the end of the day, health concerns may well cut the cackle. The New York Times recently ran a story about the recall of thousands of dodgy, ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 12»
