10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOU WOULDN'T READ ABOUT IT»
Discover the use of
you wouldn't read about it in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
you wouldn't read about it and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from ...
1930. Obscurely derivative is the later—since c. 1938—sense, 'You bet I would!'
Cf you wouldn't chuckle! you wouldn't read about it. it would amaze you, or It
beats the band: NZ: since c. 1935. Also Aus. (since late 1930s)—as in Mary
Durack, ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1992
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
you wouldn't read about it. See wouldn't read... you wouldn't shit me; or don't shit
the troops. A can. army c.p.: WW2: I don't believe you. you wouldn't Want to know
(sc. about it). You'd be terribly disappointed disgusted- Wamazed; you just ...
3
The Best of Surfer Magazine
"You wouldn't read about it!" An Australian uses this exclamation to express
frustration or exasperation when Fate, the Odds, or some other supernatural force
has turned against him. You will hear it muttered or shouted at horse races, ...
Chris Mauro, Steve Hawk, 2007
4
A Portrait of the Artist as Australian: LÕOeuvre bizarre de ...
94 His preference for orality is evident in oaths such as “Shit a brick you wouldn't
read about it,”95 an utterance that resurfaces in Humphries and Stanley Myers'
Rolf Harris parody, “Wendy the One-Eyed Wombat,” from Barry Humphries' ...
Paul Matthew St Pierre, 2004
5
You Wouldn'
t Read about It!
Humorous stories debunking the myth of Australian show business glamour by Irish comedienne Geraldine Doyle, now an Australian resident and a regular guest on Ray Martin's TMidday' TV show.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
.This does not necessarily mean a sheriff or District Attorney or a chief of police is
being reached (1967). read verb intr. you wouldn't read about it Austral and NZ
expressing astonishment, usu. with an element of incredulity or disgust. 1950–.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
You wouldn't read about it ... When they called out to me from their balcony to
come and have a cup of tea I gratefully accepted. I didn't feel like staying all on
my lonesome at night, especially after the row with Irene. I wanted to
communicate, ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
British you wouldn't read about it used to express incredulity, disgust, or
iuefulness. Australian & New Zealand informal ready ready for the off (of a person
or vehicle) fully prepared to leave. informal ready to roll (of a person or machine)
fully ...
9
My Brother's Eyes: The True Story of Surviving 16 Years in a ...
John: You wouldn't read about it but... Well brother, I thought the television
expose was a dud. I don't know what those of us 'out here' expected but whoever
told you to act dumb like that was right on the money. I guess we have to assume
it ...
David Stephen Ayliffe, John Stephen Ayliffe, 2009
10
Memoirs of a Suburban Girl
You wouldn't read about it, would you? Just last night you had an escape plan
which seemed so perfect, but SB obviously smelt a rat and decided to punish you
for wanting to leave by being nice to you, and buying you flowers, and attempting
...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOU WOULDN'T READ ABOUT IT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
you wouldn't read about it is used in the context of the following news items.
You wouldn't read about it: Adrian Bayley rape trials expose flaw in …
Mark Pearson has been the Australian correspondent for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and contributor to its World Press Freedom Index for the past seven ... «The Conversation AU, Mar 15»
NZ Breakers make the New York Times, you wouldn't read about it
NZ Breakers make the New York Times, you wouldn't read about it ... "You hear the same things over and over, like sacrifice, making the extra pass, and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
The Finkelstein inquiry: you wouldn't read about it
What I would like to do is to clear away the thickets of misinformation and walk you through some of the material that was actually presented to the inquiry and ... «ABC Online, May 12»
