10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE A PUNT AT»
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take a punt at in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take a punt at and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1860. Brian Penton, Inheritors, 1936, 'Steady now... Take a pull or you'll cruel our
pitch.' take a punt at. To 'have a go' at, to attempt, something: Aus.: since the late
19405. (John O'Grady, Aussie English, 1965.) Cf. punt, v., 2. take a red face.
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
From around 1920. punchy aggressive, looking for a fight. Later 20th century.
punt in to take a punt at, to have a go at, to attempt. Used in Australia since the
late 1940s. punter a customer or client. Later 19th–20th centuries. puppy-fat
fattiness ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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The draft Local Transport Bill and the Transport Innovation ...
Q505 Chairman: How efficient and effective do you expect the process of
councils submitting reviews and schemes to the Secretaries of State to be? Does
anybody want to take a punt at that? No? I cannot record shaking heads. Well, let
me ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2007
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A hand-book for travellers on the continent. [1st] [2 issues ...
The line runs at a distance from the Meuse. At Hastieres Stat, is the 12th cent.
Church of a ruined abbey, containing 2 miracle-working Virgins ! To see the fine
scenery of the Meuse, you ought to take a punt at one of the neighbouring
hamlets, ...
John Murray (publishers.), 1868
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A Hand-Book for Travellers on the Continent: being
a guide ...
Church of a ruined abbey, containing 2 miracle-working Virgins! To see the fine
scenery of the Mouse, you ought to take a punt at one of the nei hbouriug hamlets
, and float down to Tinant. It is lost to those who run by road or rail. Agimont Stat.
Speaking of which, and in honour of the man, I'll take a punt at something he'd
expect of me while we're waiting, if you don't mind.” “By all means.” “It's another
stab at that moniker of yours. Not to suggest I'm thinking of cutting through a last
bit ...
7
Houston of Asia: The Singapore Petroleum Industry
Volatile prices encourage "spot" traders and brokers to take a "punt" at refining,
so that there is a quick run at processing crudes when margins are favourable,
and an equally quick pull-out as margins vanish. This essentially speculative ...
Let me take a punt at it. You're here to find out where the young lady has been
taken so you can trot off and slay the dragon and rescue the fair maiden. Right?' 'I
wouldn't put it quite like that. Miss Bandonnat bravely sacrificed herself for my ...
'OK, let's take a punt at TK Maxx–' 'I didn't think of them.' 'No-one does, squirrelled
away in the Galleries, aye. But it's a long shot, depends what's fallen off the racks
of the majors, then Dotty P's is probably our next best and if you're prepared to ...
OF course I did. I had eight people coming for dinner the next day. The Cognac is
one ingredient not to get carried away by. If you take a punt at how much you are
using and, by accident, pour in too much you could end up with a mini inferno!
Penny Isaacs, Sarah Lockett, 2009
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE A PUNT AT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
take a punt at is used in the context of the following news items.
Gold bond scheme should work; you can take a punt at taxpayer's cost
The sovereign gold bond scheme announced two days ago by the government has a reasonable chance of working for one simple reason; it does not seek to ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
Finnish punk band with a difference take a punt at Eurovision title
“PKN's victory [on Saturday] is likely, but not the only option - they have their supporters, who are very loud in social media and internet polls, but it's not clear if ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Saturday Night Live take a punt at NFL 'deflate-gate'
Saturday Night Live take a punt at NFL 'deflate-gate' blaming unlikely suspect for deflated balls. Man who built plane using online videos... Read More · 0:20min. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
