10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFF AND BLIND»
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eff and blind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eff and blind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional ...
9, 1995 eff and blind verb to swear; to pepper discourse with obscenities uk A
combination of two euphemisms: eff (fuck) and blind (bloody) • They'd eff and
blind till your ear-'oles started to frizzle— Michael Harrison, Reported Safe Arrival
, ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
British. to use the word “fuck”; chiefly in phrase: to eff and blind to swear
frequently; to use strong language. 1943 M. Harrison Reported Safe Arrival 31:
They'd eff and blind till yer ear-'oles started ter frizzle. 1959 A. Wesker Chicken
Soup with ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang
and ...
Originally purely euphemistic, but soon a jocular replacement for FUCK UK, 1929
eff and blind verb to swear; to pepper discourse with obscenities. A combination
of two euphemisms: EFF (FUCK) and BLIND (BLOODY) UK, 1943 eff and jeff ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
... /"Ir.I-/ noun [U] eff /ef/ uk informal "verb eff and blind to swear, using words that
are considered offensive by some ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
eff, v. to use the word fuck and other similar expletives, esp. in the phrase to eff
and blind. Hence effing and blinding, foul mouthed swearing. Of euphemistic
origin. eff off ! go away! Originally a euphemism for fuck off !, the term established
an ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Family
and Kinship in East London
Of course, we all eff and blind sometimes—I daresay you do it sometimes, too—
but I don't like the children to hear it.' To say that the relationship between
husband and mother-inlaw is a source of tension does not mean, of course, that
every ...
Michael Young, Peter Wilmott, 2013
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'Lively'
and Other Stories
And he'll eff and blind. ̳Well, you curse to your heart's content. I couldn't give a
damn,' thought Fomich, looking at the mound. There, amongst the kids, he saw
his own – they were all there running around the poplars, shouting, ̳The ...
Boris A. Mozhaev, Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn, 2007
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Ah'm Tellin' Thee - a Biography of Tommy Banks, Bolton ...
Tommy was always strict although fair with his sons, he did not “eff and blind” and
has never swore and as long as they told him the truth any dubious situations
were soon forgotten, he didn't keep harping on to them. Their biggest fear if they ...
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Lively
and Other Stories by Boris Mozhaev & a Memoir by ...
And he'll eff and blind. 'Well, you curse to your heart's content. I couldn't give a
damn,' thought Fomich, looking at the mound. There, amongst the kids, he saw
his own – they were all there running around the poplars, shouting, 'The
steamer's ...
Boris A. Mozhaev, Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn, 2008
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A Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional English
Michael Harrison, Reported Safe Arrival, 1943, ”'They'd eff and blind till your ear-'
oles started to frizzle."' At first euph., it soon > joc. allusive also. eff off'. Orig,
obviously, euph. for 'Fuck off!' But soon~by, say, 1935-establishing an
independent ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFF AND BLIND»
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eff and blind is used in the context of the following news items.
Ron Bendell: It's a crying shame that tears have become a cliché
In the same way that true anger can be impossible to express if in everyday speech you eff and blind to excess, so can true sorrow and grief if ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
Jasper Carrott is back and better than ever with musical comedy
Without expletives. He doesn't eff and blind on stage because he does not want to make audiences uncomfortable. He's not out to shock but to ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, May 15»
'Constricting Boa has a twist in its tail...' Quentin Letts reviews Boa
Do sixtysomething spouses really eff and blind to one another when talking in a nostalgic way? Another problem is that they talk so much. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
Quick crossword No 13963
... 9 Sleep disorder (10); 12 Childishly sulky (8); 14 Grip (5,2); 16 Engraving tool — record player needle (6); 19 Eff and blind (5); 20 Horrible (4) ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
One of our most popular TV double acts is no more after hotelier …
"Viewers enjoy the banter between myself and Francis - we don't eff and blind. "They also enjoy the personalities of the people wanting to ... «Herald.ie, Jan 15»
Smile though your heart is aching .....
I suspect that if somebody is driving him mad he retreats to the privacy of an office for a few minutes to eff and blind like the rest of us and then ... «Irish Independent, Dec 14»
British Coaches Abroad: Keith Boanas
At Tooting, I wasn't like John Sitton or Mike Bassett, but I would eff and blind at the players. And they'd eff and blind back at me. In the women's ... «Football365.com, Dec 14»
Anne McElvoy: Politicians may be smooth but they eff and blind like …
Public life in Britain excels at ludicrous situations, somewhere between the work of Gogol and Saki. Where else would one of the nation's ... «Evening Standard, Nov 14»
Morecombe looking to prove the doubters wrong says Kevin Ellison
I like having a bit of banter here and there I don't 'eff and blind at the fans some take it and some want to cane you for it. But when the ball goes ... «Daily Star, Sep 14»
Top 10 reasons why it's still great to be a farmer
Out in a field, miles from another living soul, you can eff and blind to your heart's content. And the only people who'll hear you will be the ... «FarmersWeekly, Jun 14»
