10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT ON THE RITZ»
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put on the ritz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
put on the ritz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Puttin'
On the Ritz: Fred Astaire and
the Fine Art of ...
Traces the rise of the iconic Hollywood dancer from his youth in an Austrian-Jewish Nebraska community to the star of such classics as "Swing Time" and "The Bandwagon," in an account that includes coverage of such topics as his friendship ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
I'll have to put on my thinking cap for that. This term originated in the late 1800s
and replaced considering cap, which dates from the early 1600s. put on the dog
Also, put on the ritz. Behave in an elegant, extravagant manner, as in We'll have ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Put on the Ritz Behave in an ostentatious manner.* Put on their thinking cap
Think with a great deal of effort about something.* Put one over on Deceive.* Put
out (1) Extinguish or stop. (2) Be very willing to have sexual intercourse. The
phrase ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
The only thing I could figure about this is that the women of Mumford don't get a
chance to put on the Ritz very often and are using this as an excuse to do so.
Either that or they are tired of ending up in nothing but their slips at the ceremony.
5
Patriot Hearts: Inside
the Olympics That Changed a Country
We decided this would be a night for Jack Poole and his wife, Darlene, to put on
the ritz at their sprawling estate in Mission, a rural community 90 minutes east of
Vancouver. The plan was to send a helicopter for Sepp and fly him to Jack's ...
6
Living Large:
The World Of Harold Mitchell
And if you were the Seven Network, why wouldn't you put on the Ritz a little?
When you've bought the rights to broadcast the Olympics it's good strategy to look
and sound confident, and spending up on a huge boat is one way of doing it.
Mitchell, Harold, Harold Mitchell, 2009
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Insiders' Guide® to
the Greater Tampa Bay Area: Including ...
SHEPHARD'S 619 S. Gulfview Blvd. Clearwater Beach (727)442-5107 www.
shephards.com Shephard's offers three kinds of nightlife experiences. Put on the
ritz with a full light-and-sound extravaganza at The Wave, dance to a mix of music
...
8
Lords of Misrule: Mardi Gras and
the Politics of Race in New ...
You had to put on the ritz downtown, which some of the girls didn't like that. You
did what you wanted uptown." Groups calling themselves the Gold Diggers and
the Zigaboos soon appeared to follow in the Baby Dolls' footsteps. Morton was ...
9
Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History
When Cab Calloway's orchestra opened the twenty-first edition of the Cotton
Club Parade with “Let's Put on the Ritz,” the Nicholas boys found themselves, at
ages eleven and eighteen, in a world where long-legged Cotton Club girls
shimmied ...
Constance Valis Hill, 2009
10
Why Do I Say "Yes" When I Need to Say "No"?: Escaping
the ...
Put on the Ritz! “And what about all those wives? You'd better set them up right or
you're going to have a mess on your hands.” And all of what Temptation said was
perfectly true. In the end, it took Solomon longer to build his palace (twenty ...
Michelle McKinney Hammond, 2002
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT ON THE RITZ»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
put on the ritz is used in the context of the following news items.
Strictly stars put on the ritz
TWO of Strictly Come Dancing's best-loved performers head to Cornwall in Puttin' On The Ritz this summer. Kristina Rihanoff and Robin Windsor star in this ... «The Cornishman, Jun 15»
Pride paraders are urged to Put on the Ritz when they hit the streets
Pride paraders are urged to Put on the Ritz when they hit the streets. A scene from Puttin' On The Ritz, which was at Norwich Theatre Royal from September ... «Norwich Evening News, May 15»
Burslem-based theatre company set to put on the Ritz! for musical …
Forty members of The Potteries Theatre Company, based at the Swan Bank Church, in Burslem, will perform Ritz! from September 17 to 20 at the Stoke ... «Stoke Sentinel, Sep 14»
Is Perth about to put on the Ritz?
The latter is thought to have included the involvement of Ritz Carlton in its bid. If the Ritz Carlton were to come west, it would fit with the hotel's dramatic recent ... «Perth Now, Oct 13»
