10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAY SILLY BUGGERS»
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play silly buggers in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
play silly buggers and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
He's playing possum. • play second fiddle to be less important or in a weaker
position than someone else: I'm not prepared to play second fiddle to Christina
any more - I'm looking for another job! • play silly buggers uk slang to behave in a
silly ...
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Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words : English, ...
go to buggery — a means of letting someone know you no longer care for their
future well-being or continuing presence all to buggery — badly messed up to
play silly buggers — to waste time or badly mismanage a situation to buggerise ...
Anna Wierzbicka Professor of Linguistics Australian National University, 1997
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 130, 1973 • If anybody ask who you are, tell
them it's none of their motherfuckin business. JUSt play past that Shit— Terry
Williams, The Cocaine Kids, p. 28, 1989 - play silly buggers to be a nuisance; to
cause ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
American: since c. 1940.It occurs in RaymondChandler, The Little Sister,1949' (
R.C.,1978).See also can ofworms. let's not play silly buggers! 'Although you
havethis inthe positive sense [see let's play silly...], in the negativeithasa quite
different ...
Captain Smedley said, "I shall need exactly a hundred, in ones and fives. That's
what it will cost to buy the man in the shop. I'll pay it to him myself. He won't play
silly buggers with me." Kavanagh looked at Captain Smedley, who had a face
like ...
You want to play silly buggers, ay? Alright! I'll play silly buggers! See those three
pieces of wood over there? Go and wrap your arms around them. And you, Kevin,
can give him twenty-five of the best.' Nobody answered. Jeb reddened. 'Kevin ...
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Sun in Flight Vol. lll BUTTERFLIES
'They just wear uniforms and play silly buggers,' my dad once said. Though I
expect he was only jealous – he always had to play silly buggers without benefit
of uniform.” “You really are being critical today, Mum. Now you make it sound as if
...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
SILLY play silly buggers behave in a foolish or irresponsible way Stop playing
silly buggers and get to work. the silly season time, usually in the summer, when
newspapers are full of trivial stories because there is little news SILVER the silver
...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Silent majority The majority of people (particularly voters) who are not vociferous
in their opinions.* Silk purse See can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Silly
buggers See play silly buggers. Silly season (1) A period in the year (August in ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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The Lingo: Listening to Australian English
... STREET BACKWARDS WITH THEIR SHOES OFF); SILLY AS A TWO-BOB
WATCH, SILLY AS A WET WEEKEND, and TO PLAY SILLY BUGGERS, meaning
to avoid reality, procrastinate, or treat something in an unduly frivolous manner.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAY SILLY BUGGERS»
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play silly buggers is used in the context of the following news items.
Hockey bungles the message, but Abbott's is a failure of conviction
It's quite another to play silly buggers with our biggest export, on which government revenue so heavily depends. In the longer context of the ... «Crikey, May 15»
Obama Defies the Will of the Senate
There is little point in our having a codified constitutional system if the president is going to play silly buggers the moment a vote goes against ... «National Review Online, Feb 15»
Legislate on buyback cap, says Ley
But he said, “We're not going to put legislation to the parliament if the Senate is going to play silly buggers and knock it back”. Mr Baldwin said ... «The Land Newspaper, Feb 15»
Brisbane Central independent candidate's open letter to LGBTI …
Mechanisms to make sure the government doesn't play silly buggers with community funding, hence point one may involve establishing a ... «Star Observer, Jan 15»
Rare Nintendo computer game is on eBay for $100000 - and people …
It's not rocket science to set up spoof ebay account!! Then play silly buggers! Like · Reply · Jan 13, 2015 4:39pm. Facebook Comments Plugin ... «Metro, Jan 15»
Four dangerous myths about adoption in the upcoming movie "Annie"
The problem is people who can make fantastic foster or adoptive parents won't play silly buggers with clueless social workers for several ... «Communitycare.co.uk, Dec 14»
US Govt IDs North Korea in Sony Cyber Terror Attack
US thinks only they can play silly buggers! Gus Purcell-Netzler says: December 19, 2014 at 3:11 AM. US thinks only they can play silly buggers! «The Jewish Press, Dec 14»
Would you trust this mad lot with your dinner?
It has been a while since the Windmill Players were onstage in Coffs, and this is the first time they will "play silly buggers" at a different venue. «Coffs Coast Advocate, Nov 14»
High tea... in a funeral parlour
... hysterical to others." Mooney said the quirky events always sold well because it was a chance to "get dressed up and play silly buggers". «Stuff.co.nz, Oct 14»
Never mind the small print - trust us
... on with Irish Water, and hoping it was more benign than it seemed - Enda Kenny chose that week to play silly buggers with the Seanad. «Irish Independent, Sep 14»
