10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POOR MOUTH»
Discover the use of
poor mouth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
poor mouth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Poor-
Mouth Jubilee: Poems
Chitwood's seventh collection of poems is tremendously varied in shape and pace, from terse, reflexive aphorisms to rangy narratives.
2
Flann O'Brien, Bakhtin, and Menippean Satire
In The Poor Mouth O'Brien shifts his sights to the West of Ireland, depicting life
among the rural peasants of the Gaeltacht. He shows the hardship and squalor of
Gaeltacht life with a critical and biting wit reminiscent of the satire of Swift in
works ...
3
Inventing Ireland: The Literature of a Modern Nation
Twmg-Eig/Jt Flann O'Brien, Myles, and The Poor Mouth An Be'a/ Bar/rt (The Poor
Mouth, 1941) was the only boolt which Brian O'Nolan, alias Flann O'Brien, alias
Myles na gCopaleen, wrote in his native language. Why only one, and this in ...
4
Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through ...
"Putting on the poor mouth" means making a pretense of being poor or in bad
circumstances to gain advantage from creditors or prospective creditors, and the
book is a satire on the rural life found in western Ireland. Nolan's masterpiece, At
...
5
From Ulster to America: The Scotch-Irish Heritage of ...
1974 Fink Bits Mt Speech 20 I'm feeling purty poorly. poor mouth n phr A person
who pleads poverty or seeks pity for his/her misfortune. Hence vb phr (also make
a poor mouth, talk poor mouth, etc. vb phr) To complain or seek pity for one's ...
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How to Translate the...Untranslatable From English (From ...
... BLABBING and/et (LET THE) CAT OUT OF THE BAG] * (TALK POOR) MOUTH
(See/Voir : POOR-MOUTH) * MOUTHFUL (See/voir : TONGUE-TWISTER)
Whenever she talks, she's all MOUTH [Dès qu'elle parle (Chaque fois qu'elle
ouvre le ...
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The Literature of Ireland: Culture and Criticism
The Poor Mouth, first published in irish as An Béal Bocht in 1941 and published
in english in a translation by Patrick C. Power in 1973, is a blackly comic report
on the living death of irish rural deprivation, which can only be mediated in
parodic ...
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
(Macfarlane 1997:64) poor mouth poor mouth phr Claim to be poor, when there is
reason not to believe this claim. (also AmE poor-mouth 'plead poverty') ◊ We want
somebody to find out who ARE the poor – not necessarily admitting the ...
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Irish Language and Culture
The expression poor mouth refers to the annoying and congenital custom of
always pleading poverty or bad luck. The term comes from the English translation
of the novel An Béal Bocht, written in Irish by Flann O'Brien. In practice, the ...
Gerry Coughlan, Martin Hughes, 2007
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
poor-mouth. BBC Radio 4, 'Newstand', 17 Mar. 1979, reviewing the weekly
papers' reactions to President Carter's peace mission in the Middle East: They
seem to be pursuing a policy of poor(-)mouthing his efforts', i.e. crying down, or,
at best, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POOR MOUTH»
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poor mouth is used in the context of the following news items.
Ibec gives a handbagging to workers on the minimum wage
The poor mouth is perpetual. In last week's assault on low-paid workers, my favourite headline was: "Proposed wage rise risks repeat of crash ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Radio: The rogue elephant in the changing room
The farmers were giving it the poor mouth. The postmasters were up in arms, charging that the government seems hell-bent on pushing their ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Get tough on curbing children's poor dental health, government urged
... improvements in children's mouth health in England in areas of social deprivation where poor mouth health is most prevalent, it recommends. «OnMedica, Jul 15»
Serena Williams is a national treasure ... it's time we all regard her …
To be sure, Serena can t cry poor mouth. She doesn t know the plight of women soccer studs and basketball stars. Women s tennis is a ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
Asset managers are putting on the poor mouth
In Ireland, there is a phrase: “putting on the poor mouth”. It means portraying one's circumstances as tougher than they are, without necessarily ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
The Clinton's rope-a-dope media in the rope-a-dope election
... Brianna Keilar lobbed softball questions at the wealthy presidential hopeful who travels from mansion to mansion crying poor mouth. «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
Dunne injury a blow to Cavan's hopes of victory
Roscommon boss John Evans is challenging his players to show "more ambition" and urging the county not to adopt "a poor mouth" in terms of ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
University of Alberta professor suggests brushing your teeth could …
The study recommends that those patients presenting with periodontal disease should be educated about the increased risk poor mouth health ... «Edmonton Sun, Jun 15»
The Derivatives Disaster
But since governments are also crying poor mouth, the usurers have obtained the passage of laws, like those in Germany and the U.S., which ... «American Free Press, Jun 15»
How Tech competes in C-USA with lowest athletic budget
But I'm not going to poor mouth us. That's not going to be my approach. We're going to say we're going to be good stewards of your money.". «Monroe News Star, Jun 15»
