10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMP HOME»
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1890. J .8. Winter, 1891, 'To use the language of the turf, she romped clean away
from them' (OED). Cf.:romp away with. To win (a race) easily: racing 5.: from ca.
1890. In C.20, it is gen. coll., often used fig. Ex romp, q.v. Cf.: romp home or in, vi.
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'rompers n pi (also 'romper-suit m ) a short suit for a baby: The baby was wearing
rompers/a pair of rompers; She node her grandchild a romper-suit. romp home (
in/) to win easily: The horse romped home; After scoring the first goal, the team ...
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Concise English Dictionary
a child's garb for play (also romp'er-suif ) — adv. romp'ingly. — romp home to win
easily; romp through to do (something) quickly and easily, [ramp.] rondavel nm-
dav'al. ron', n. in S. Africa, a round building, usu. with grass roof. [Afrik. rotulawel.]
...
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The Language of Horse Racing
Well inside the final furlong Mountain Call rolled. For several strides the two
chestnuts ran head for head. The judge called for a photo. (O'Sullevan, 261}
romp To romp in, romp away with, romp home are phrases in general use now,
but their ...
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
D a spell of romping, rompers pint one-piece garment for a baby, romp home (
informal) win easily. < ramp, from Old French ramper to crawl. roof (ru:f)n,p/ roofs,
roovest the coyer of a building. 2 something with a similar function to this, such as
...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... it is obvious that Rome could not have been built in a day Romp away/Romp
ahead/ Romp home: Make progress or win quickly and easily * In the final heat of
the race, he romped away, leaving behind all other competitors Romp through: ...
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Civil War Soldiers of Greater Cleveland: Letters
Home to ...
During the following weeks, Sabrina continued to spend time at the Romp home,
helping to take care of her niece. On the day before Lucy's twenty—fourth
birthday, “I rode with Mr. [Sam] Ames' folks up to Anna's to see Lucy. I found her
not as ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
236, 1946 2 to win easily UK, issi Also as 'romp home'. • Ann Patchett's novel Bel
Canto, about a hostage taking which turns into comic opera, romped home
despite being rated at only 7-1, lower than any of the other five books shortlisted
for ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Hollywood TV: The Studio System in the Fifties
Charles Sinclair, “Should Hollywood GetItfor Free?” Sponsor,8 August 1955, p.
102. 31. Maltin, The Disney Films, p.315. 32. “Disney Parlays Romp Home,”
Variety, 30 November 1955,p.3; “AllTime Top Grossing Films,” Variety,4 January
1956, ...
Christopher Anderson, 2013
10
The Corruption Conundrum and Other Paradoxes and Dilemmas
Why should you, the scoundrel, romp home free while i get the slammer for five
years? on the other hand, if you are fool enough not to defect, it is in my interest
to squeal and romp home free, leaving you to enjoy your stay behind the bars.
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMP HOME»
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Ashes 2015: England romp home with 169-run win over Australia in …
Ashes 2015: England romp home with 169-run win over Australia in Cardiff. Australia collapsed from 97 for one in their second innings on Saturday as wickets ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
IPL 8: Hyderabad romp home by 5 runs despite Miller's heroics
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad survived a sensational David Miller's onslaught to manage a tense five-run win over Kings XI Punjab and keep themselves in ... «indiatvnews.com, May 15»
Brady bunch see their man romp home with lots to spare
Sinn Fein's Mickey Brady produced an inevitable win in Newry & Armagh as he protected his party's Westminster seat convincingly. «Belfast Telegraph, May 15»
Conservatives romp home
The Conservative Party has romped home to take the Thirsk, Malton and Filey seat at this year's General Election. True blue businessman Kevin Hollinrake ... «Scarborough Today, May 15»
1. FC Kaiserslautern 4-0 1. FC Heidenheim: Red Devils romp home …
The home side got off to the best possible start and took a deserved lead inside five minutes. Klich swung over a great corner and it was met by captain Willi ... «Vavel.com, Apr 15»
Australia romp home against Pakistan in 1999 World Cup final at …
Australia romp home against Pakistan in 1999 World Cup final at Lords. Sunday, 29 March 2015 - 5:40pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna webdesk. «Daily News & Analysis, Mar 15»
Bath romp home on Sam Burgess' debut
Former rugby league star Burgess, whose previous two Bath appearances since his high-profile switch of codes from Australian NRL champions South Sydney ... «Eurosport, Dec 14»
