10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRINK WITH THE FLIES»
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1
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
fly as the crow flies: see CROW. die (or drop) like flies die or collapse in large
numbers. drink with the flies drink alone. Australian & New Zealand informal
1963 D. Whitington Mile Pegs 'Have a drink?' the larrikin invited. 'Or do you prefer
...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
die (ordrop) like flies die or collapse in large numbers. drink with the flies drink
alone. Australian & New Zealand informal 1963 D. WhitingtonMile Pegs 'Have a
drink?' the larrikin invited. 'Or do you prefer drinking with the flies?' fly the coop ...
3
Wordbook of Australian Idiom: Aussie Slang
Give us the good guts' drink with the flies Is to be ostracized— 'He did a mongrel
act, so nobody will drink with him; he now drinks alone, with the flies' drongo
Erratic, flitting, silly, slow witted, dumb— 'Don't be a bloody drongo try and get yer
...
4
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
drink the Kool-Aid to be persuaded, to follow blindly. From the 'Jonestown
massacre', 1978, a mass murder and suicide administered through the agency of
cyanide in branded soft drink Kool-AidTM US, 1987 . < drink with the flies to drink
...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Drink with the flies Drink alone.* Drinking in the last chance saloon Making one
final attempt to do something properly.* Drinks are on them They will pay for the
drinks.* Drive a coach and horses through it Disprove an argument that is
logically ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases die (or drop) like flies die or collapse in large numbers. drink with the
flies Austral./NZ drink alone. a fly in the ointment a minor irritation that spoils the
success or enjoyment of something. fly on the wall an unnoticed observer of a ...
'The run of one's dover', as much to eat as one wants. From a brand of knives and
shears. Doxie: Girlfriend; young woman. Draughts: The game of checkers (USA).
Drink with the flies: To drink alone; do a Tommy Woodser (qv); drink on one's ...
C'mon, Chan Kim, don't let me drink with the flies. I'm your doctor, and I order you
to have a drink." He stood up and handed her the flask. Chan Kim held the flask
and sniffed gingerly. She'd never smelled whiskey before. The smell reminded ...
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His Mysterious Ways (Mills & Boon Intrigue) (Quantum Men - ...
“Ihateto drink with the flies.” “No, thanks.” “Still onduty,I suppose.”Bond gave him
a rueful salute with the glass before tossing back the contents. “Have youhad a
chance toexamine thebody?” Lassiter asked. Bond grimaced. “I had a look.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
OED. drink with the flies, n. and v. (A) drink by oneself: Aus. coll.: C.20. Cf. Iirnmy
Woodser. Drinking Parlinment. See Drunken Parliament. drinker. 'Unlicensed
drinking premises or "drinkers" (less commonly but still referred to as "shebeens”
or ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRINK WITH THE FLIES»
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Pig's ear at beer o'clock, anyone?
Steam drinkers were likely to be "Jimmy Woodsers", to drink Jimmy Woodsers, or to "drink with the flies", all the equivalent of drinking alone. «The Dominion Post, Mar 09»
