10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT AND CURLIES»
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short and curlies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
short and curlies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cinema of Mike Leigh: A Sense of the Real
Caught by 'The Short and Curlies ' The Short and Curlies (1987) is an eighteen-
minute short that was made two years after Four Days in July and one year
before High Hopes. It has four characters, three young adults - Joy (Sylvestra Le
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Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British ...
... series included A Chance to Dance, written and directed by Kolton Lee, with
Victor Romero Evans; and Home and Away, written and directed by Danny
Thompson. Flight of the Swan (1994), shown in Channel 4's Short and Curlies
series ...
3
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional ...
short-and-curlies I short end 1736 • This geezer Dougie was not exactly what you
'deal I "together". Several marbles Short Of a full bag. —Dave Courtney, Stop the
Ride I Want to Get Off. p. 266, 1999 • Wu-Tang Clan's 01' Dirty Bastard [.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A Dictionary of Slang
and Unconventional English
The short hairs, used fig, as 'Got him by the short and curlies'—caught him
properly: army: since ca. 1935. (P-G-R.) Since WW2 it has gradually and widely
spread (Sir Edward l'layfair, 1977). P.B.: in curlies there is perhaps a ref. to pubic
hair.
... Ryan: 143n15 girl-meets-boy story: and Happy-GoLucky, 134–35, 138–39; and
The Short and Curlies, 22 Godard, Jean-Luc, 37, 57 Greenaway, Peter, 12, 15,
145, 146, 148 grid: and Four Days in July, 37, 43–45, 48, 80, 96; and Secrets ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang
and ...
get short to near the end ofa prison sentence or military enlistment US, 1951 . <
have short arms and long pockets to be stingy AUSTRALIA, 1966 short-and-
curlies noun pubic hairUS, 1967 . < have by the short and curlies to hold
someone at a ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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The Official Horse Breeds Standards Guide: The Complete ...
The back is noticeably short and Curlies are deep through the girth with a long
underline and belly cut high in the flank. They have heavy-boned legs and short
cannon bones compared to the forearms. Forequarters and hindquarters should
...
8
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Short and curlies Pubic hair. If someone has someone else 'by the short and
curlies' then they have apowerful control over them.*** Shortchange (1) In
afinancial transaction, fail to give all the money that is owed. (2) Provide less of a
service ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To have someone by the short and curlies 1982 For once I had the other side by
the short and curlies. (p. 212) Olivier, Laurence. Confessions of an Actor: An
Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982. 1990 "I had him by the
short ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
I've given up the girlies, got me by the short and curlies So I've taken to the mar-
tee-nees... (swivel legs) The trouble was, 'short and curlies' would be banned
from the radio like that bloke telling Laura he loved her while dying in a stock car
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT AND CURLIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
short and curlies is used in the context of the following news items.
Hackers want the Ashley Madison site to shut down. Source: Supplied
After all, they've got 37 million people by the short and curlies. Forget Julian Assange — this is way bigger than WikiLeaks. I'm calling it DikiLeaks. As anyone ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
Trials Fusion Awesome Level Max DLC gets a gameplay trailer
Back at E3 2015, Ubisoft seized the internet by its collective short and curlies with an explosive announcement trailer for its upcoming Trials Fusion DLC, ... «Gamespresso, Jul 15»
House prices represent success in life
Record-breaking exchange rate and housing market mean New Zealand has Australia by short and curlies. "What house prices represent is not dissimilar to ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
What does the DA have against Kommetjie?
They've got us by the short and curlies and that's all that matters to them. Anyway, the column I was working on has now gone and a deadline looms. As they do. «Politicsweb, Dec 14»
Lollipop ladies will still have to turn up for work - even though …
She's not happy but council got us all by the 'short and curlies'....I think you mean that the parents make a stink and get a lollipop lady then possibly worth a try in ... «The Bolton News, Jul 14»
Hair care companies set sight on African women
NEW DELHI: Women in Africa have got India Inc by its short and curlies. Their desire for straight long hair has metamorphosed into a billion-dollar business for ... «Times of India, Dec 13»
The Short and Curlies
Body hair, in particular female body hair, has long since been a thorny issue. Like most irritating and pointless things masquerading as feminist discourse, we ... «Gaelick, Sep 13»
Rihanna posts picture of her sandy bottom in a bikini on Instagram
Singer gets snap happy and posts half-naked photos in a tiny two-piece with weave-free hair showing off her short and curlies. Watch a half-naked Rihanna ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 13»
Bayern summoned to the court of Dunphy: their chief crime – not …
... yet another victory in the 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday that Ted Walsh noted “Coolmore have the game by the short and curlies, completely”. «Irish Times, May 13»
Clegg and Miliband have Cameron by the short and curlies
Beyond trebling the national debt and conspiring to shackle the free press, surely there is nothing more annoying that the leaders of our political class do than ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»
