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take the queen's shilling

Meaning of "take the queen's shilling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE THE QUEEN'S SHILLING

take the queen's shilling


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE THE QUEEN'S SHILLING

take the count · take the fall · take the field · take the fifth · take the floor · take the gilt off the gingerbread · take the king´s shilling · take the law into one´s own hands · take the liberty · take the lid off · take the mickey · take the piss · take the place of · take the plunge · take the rap · take the road · take the veil · take the wind out of someone´s sails · take the words out of someone´s mouth · take the wraps off

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE THE QUEEN'S SHILLING

bestselling · billing · calling · chilling · controlling · direct selling · drilling · falling · feeling · filling · hot-selling · installing · killing · modelling · rolling · scrolling · selling · spelling · telling · travelling · willing

Synonyms and antonyms of take the queen's shilling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take the queen's shilling» into 25 languages

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The translations of take the queen's shilling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take the queen's shilling» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

以女王先令
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tomar chelín de la reina
570 millions of speakers
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English

take the queen´s shilling
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रानी के शिलिंग ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتخاذ الشلن الملكة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

принять шиллинг королевы
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

tomar shilling da rainha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রাণী এর শিলিং নিতে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

prendre le shilling de la reine
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ambil shilling queen
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nehmen Sie die Königin Schilling
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

女王のシリングを取る
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

여왕 의 실링 을
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk shilling ratu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có shilling của nữ hoàng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ராணி ஷில்லிங் எடுத்துக்கொள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

राणीची शिलिंग घ्या
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kraliçenin şilini al
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

prendere scellino della regina
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

podjąć szylinga królowej
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прийняти шилінг королеви
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

se înrola Reginei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμβάνουν σελίνι των βασίλισσας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem die koningin se sjieling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta Drottningens shilling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta dronningens shilling
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE THE QUEEN'S SHILLING»

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The Queen's Cup
Some of these days I will take the Queen's shilling. If I were once away I should not be always thinking of her. I know I am a fool to let a girl trouble me so, but I can't help it. If I stay here I know that I shall do mischief either to her or to someone ...
G. A. (George Alfred) Henty, 2012
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Saint Pauls [afterw.] The Saint Pauls magazine, ed. by A. ...
If the people's minister chooses to change his master, and to take the Queen's shilling, something of temporary relief may be gained by government in the fact that the other place will for a time be vacant. But there are candidates enough for  ...
Anthony Trollope, 1869
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People Die: A Novel
Undeterred and combative, Pearson countered dismis- sively, “Of course! Your famous contractual status. But I'm afraid being a dual-nationality mercenary offers you no dispensation. You take the Queen's shilling, you abide by the Queen's ...
Kevin Wignall, 2002
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Cold Monday
'Happens when you take the Queen's shilling, dear lady. You wanted the job security and the pension, just like me.This thing's out of my humble control, I assure you. Even if I thought one of you wasn't guilty of Jude's murder, I've got Andrea ...
Terence Strong, 2004
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A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919: Volume 3: 1872-1898
... take the Queen's shilling.” Though the ration stoppage was abolished, there were still other regulation stoppages, the top limits of most of which were lessened from 1873 onwards. In 1884 it was estimated that these added up to 14s a month ...
Lord Anglesey, 1993
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How to Get Your Ideal Job: Using LinkedIn, Social Media and ...
He had systematically worked his way up the Career ladder ending up in a senior role as IT Business Manager. With the implementation of yet another restructuring within the bank, Ian decided to take the 'queen's shilling' and go ...
Tim Kitchen, Nigel James
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Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American ...
Should A3E take the Queen's shilling? MAC and FPK agreed it would be wiser to pay $8,000 from experimental fund and retain independence as in the case of the Hopkins proposal." J.R. McCarl was the head of the General Accounting Office ...
William M. Keith, 2007
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Parliamentary Debates
He would refer to the eommanding offieer at Wanganui, who was utterly unfit to deal with a body of men in this or any other eountry, unless those men who were driven to take the Queen's shilling, and yet they found men had been arrested for  ...
New Zealand. Parliament, 1863
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The Cambridge Companion to War Writing
... the anonymous “hairy scalps” of Philips's “Blenheim” to bodies with names and local identities — specifically Thomas Appletree and Costar Pearmain, two Shropshire lads who are “persuaded” by Kite and Plume to take the Queen's shilling.
Kate McLoughlin, 2009
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The Cambridge Companion to War Writing
... the anonymous “hairy scalps” of Philips's “Blenheim” to bodies with names and local identities — specifically Thomas Appletree and Costar Pearmain, two Shropshire lads who are “persuaded” by Kite and Plume to take the Queen's shilling.
Catherine Mary McLoughlin, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE THE QUEEN'S SHILLING»

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'Old Darset' tome on Armistice Day
*'to take the Queen's shilling' = to join the Armed Forces (should be George V ie the King's shilling in 1914 – unless referring to Queen Victoria veterans?) ... «Dorset Echo, Nov 14»
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Why take the Queen's shilling?
It is not a first order issue, however, and there is no need for it to be revisited during the reign of the Queen, who is highly esteemed. The public also had their say ... «The Australian, Nov 13»
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Three social care leaders share their advice for getting to the top
But then, having become a principal social worker in the early 80s I was, I think, one of the first to take the Queen's shilling and get a diploma in management ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
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Blair faces Iraq families' anger
Relatives of troops killed in Iraq say they intend to take legal action to force a public ... She said: "He [Steve] is quoted as saying 'I take the Queen's shilling ... «BBC News, May 05»
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