10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURE OF FUN»
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figure of fun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The
Figure of the Singer
In the English bard's varying fortunes—enthroned, despised, patronized by
royalty, and patronized tout court, a figure of divine power and a figure of fun—we
can trace the fortunes of poetry itself as an art and as a storehouse of cultural
value.
2
A
Figure of Speech: A Festschrift for John Laver
... many 'become a figure of fun' (Gimson & Cruttenden, 1994). It is against this
backdrop of the collapsing hierarchical social structures accompanied by the
blurring between accents that mark. 10. THE QUEEN'S DIPHTHONGS • 231.
William J. Hardcastle, Janet Mackenzie Beck, 2014
3
J. M. Coetzee and the Power
of Narrative
But perhaps, in a larger perspective, that is exactly what the Jokics mean to teach
him: that he should give up his solemn airs and become what he rightly is, a
figure of fun. (SM 256) A few pages later, Elizabeth Costello makes much the
same ...
4
Stand Up: On Being a Comedian
The mother—in-law was a figure of fun because she sided with the wife against
the husband, helping her to dominate him. Interestingly, while the mother-in-law
joke survives to this day, there were also jokes about other members of the wife's
...
5
Chambers Pocket Dictionary
2 (hist) a carved wooden figure fixed to a ship's prow. figure of eight see eight.
figure of fun n someone whom others ridicule. figure of speech n any of many
devices such as metaphors, similes, etc. that enliven language. figurative adj 1 ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
Here's to the lime-light that dazzles his eyes, And here's to the figure of FUN, sir.
Let the Ghost pass, PEPPsa's n0 ass, I warrant to patent the use of the glass.
Here's to the figure thrown up from below, Now to one that's both vocal and merry
, ...
7
Class, Culture and the Agrarian Myth
77 On occasion the image shifts from one to the other, in the sense that a figure of
fun becomes its 'other', as a comedic/'harmless' identity is replaced by a
threatening one. Orwell (1937) noted just such a transformation in the way
workers ...
8
A Dictionary
of Slang and Unconventional English
B. 8: L. figure of fun. An oddity: coll.: from ca. 1810; slightly ob. Cf. figure, n., 3.
figure on. See figure, v., 2. figure, occ. number, six. 'A lock of hair brought down
from the forehead, greased, twisted spirally, and plastered on the face' (F. 8: H.): c
. of ...
9
English/German Dictionary
of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
Zahl to model a figure with clay Ton: eine Figur/... aus Ton kneten (to be) a
clumsy figure of fun Kerl: ein Kerl wie ein Pfund Wurst sein to try to figure out how/
who/... herumknobeln: an etw. herumknobeln figures not to (be able to) give any ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
10
Oxford Dictionary
of English Idioms
... your (or the) heart great or overwhelming emotion. literary in the fullness of
time after a due length of time has elapsed; eventually. fun a bundle of fun: see
BUNDLE. figure of fun: see FIGURE. fun and games amusing and enjoyable
activities ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURE OF FUN»
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figure of fun is used in the context of the following news items.
Ashes 2015: Perennial sad clown Shane Watson is the one constant …
... all rounder that would spur his country to more never-ending decades of success, now just a figure of fun from Cronulla to Chester-Le-Street. «The Independent, Jul 15»
Thriker! Ex-Wanderer Wins MLS Goal of the Week Award
Now, Tyrone Mears is a figure of fun at Bolton Wanderers. The former West Ham United, Manchester City and Olympique Marseille (no, ... «Lion of Vienna Suite, Jul 15»
Lesson of the Irish marriage referendum: don't bet against drag …
... someone the believed the majority would lampoon; simultaneously they tried to make “her” both a figure of fun and a symbol of moral decay. «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
Tiger Woods looks to avoid unwanted record at Greenbrier Classic
Tiger Woods: reduced to a figure of fun when he was subjected to laughter from Evidence of Woods's startling decline now there for all to see ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Leap second: how one second can be long enough to spell disaster
... speech for his loss of the New Hampshire primary the following week, it probably irreparably damaged him by painting him as a figure of fun. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Jason Day defies 'positional vertigo' to stir the galleries at US Open
Garcia and Montgomerie vent frustration at quality of greens; Tiger Woods: reduced to a figure of fun when he was subjected to laughter from ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Shane Lowry remains right in contention for US Open title run
Garcia and Montgomerie vent frustration at quality of greens · Tiger Woods: reduced to a figure of fun when he was subjected to laughter from ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Evidence of Woods's startling decline now there for all to see
Laughter, reduced to a figure of fun. Who would ever have thought it? Woods is a player seeking to solve the enigma that is himself. He has ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
David Starkey defends remarks comparing SNP to the Nazis
The SNP said Starkey had become a “figure of fun” who was “parading his ignorance”. Starkey was standing by remarks he initially made in the ... «Jewish News, Jun 15»
Opinion: Rachel Dolezal should not be compared to the trans …
Dolezal has, at best, become a figure of fun and, at worst, a target for an awful lot of anger. But how much of this is justified? On the one hand, ... «So So Gay, Jun 15»
