10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «BOSS-EYED»
Découvrez l'usage de
boss-eyed dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
boss-eyed et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
'I was hoping you'd ring. The boss has been on my back about it.' (B.P.)-8. A
prison officer: Borstals and detention centres: 19705: Home Office. ~—9. In have
a boss, to have a look: schoolboys': from ca. 1899. (Collinson.) Cf. boss-eyed.
boss, ...
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The English dialect dictionary
Slang. Fanmzn. 2. Fig]. Of things: crooked, one-sided; of little use, unreliable.
Brks., Hmp., Wil. The horse shied and we ran up against the gate-post, and
knocked the step of the cart all boss-eyed (W.H.F..). BOSSIIE, see Bassie.
BOSSOCK, a.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
J— The Guardian, 3rd July 2004 2 lopsided, skewed; wrong uk, 1898 • It went
boss-eyed for a number of reasons— Dave Courtney, Dodgy Dave's Little Black
Book, p. 92, 2001 boss game noun a highly developed, status-conscious sense
of ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
boss-eyed adjective Cross-eyed or having only one eye. 1860-. I. &P. OPIE It is
unlucky for a cross-eyed woman to look at you . . .When somebody who is boss-
eyed goes by you spit on the ground (1959). [Origin uncertain; cf. Brit dialect boss
...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
monic meeting afterwards, at which the Excruciating Jerry Jumps will preside,
faced by Boss-eyed Wickens. N.B. For a charitable purpose. " It's to pay a lawyer
to defend Downy Joe Kempleby, who's in trouble for burglary," Policeman Omega
...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1871
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Belgravia: A London Magazine
monic meeting afterwards, at which the Excruciating Jerry Jumps will preside,
faced by Boss-eyed Wickens. N.B. For a charitable purpose. " It's to pay a lawyer
to defend Downy Joe Kempleby, who's in trouble for burglary," Policeman Omega
...
Sort of tall and distinguished, with funny eyes—” “Do you mean he's boss-eyed?”
asked Leonard who was relieved that the menace of a master had been averted.
“Don't be stupid, Leonard,” put in Mr. Shepard. Your mother means he's got ...
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A Party for the Girls: Six Stories
Without them his eyes looked funny, not only boss-eyed, but naked somehow, as
if they had peeled. Janey was still holding his glasses while the man got busy
with the rope and all Biff could do was to lie there groping with his hands and
trying ...
Herbert Ernest Bates, 1988
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Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia: Glossary
B-L-Q ablag /adj fem balga pl nr/ boss- eyed, goggle-eyed. inta u hadd-ik! sarat '
ora, sarat balga it was just a matter of luck! she (= your wife) might turn out to be
one-eyed or boss-eyed. HANZ 90: bilgat 'en-ah he had a protruding eye-ball.
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
A bad aim: see BOSS, n. and v., (to) miss. ca 1870–1914; extant in dial. cf. BOSS,
n., 4, and BOSS-EYED. bossers . Spectacies: ca 1870–1910. Prob. ex BOSS-
EYED. bossy , adj. Over-fond of acting as leader or of giving orders: late C.19–20.
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «BOSS-EYED»
Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme
boss-eyed est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
The gripping story of Action Man and the Hand of Bob
On occasion they would break and leave Action Man tragically boss-eyed. The design department was, as you'd imagine, a buzzing place to ... «Leicester Mercury, juin 15»
Sauna Youth
Distractions will leave you breathless, awakened, boss-eyed and smiling. This is the template UK guitar bands should be using in the future. «Soundblab, juin 15»
Cara Delevingne interview
She invented the boss-eyed selfie. Now add point number five to the list: she can act. No smirking. The 22-year-old is brilliant in the new British ... «TimeOutDubai.com, avril 15»
Pop Pups: Black Moth
He was the runt of his litter, a little golden god, boss-eyed and rolling around like a maniac. He told me he was a streetwalkin' cheetah with a ... «The 405, avril 15»
John Delaney acting in a manner unbefitting for the position he holds
Whether it's appearing boss-eyed drunk with supporters in Poland or submitting to the ludicrous John the Baptist documentary or picking a fight ... «Irish Times, nov 14»
The Bottom Shelf: Halloween horror special
The boss-eyed new Melvin is pure Troma: shambling, horrible to look at and most definitely not safe for work. Leading his former tormentors to ... «Den Of Geek, oct 14»
Kevin Nolan's Match Report: Charlton v Birmingham City (04/10/14)
While the details are in the eye of the beholder (bearing in mind, of course, that managerial beholders are often boss-eyed), the legalities of the ... «Greenwich.co.uk, oct 14»
The stars who bare all in a love letter
Think: a boss-eyed John Donne attempts the mile-high club. At times, it is the recipient rather than the sender who is banal. Allies of Edith ... «Telegraph.co.uk, sept 14»
Secrets and stories from London's Talking Statues
Yes, I am boss-eyed. Yes, I have foul breath. And bad teeth. John Wilkes, Fetter Lane Enlightenment rogue, high-society wit and the 'ugliest ... «Time Out London, août 14»
Boris Johnson's top 50 quotes
“I can hardly condemn UKIP as a bunch of boss-eyed, foam-flecked Euro hysterics, when I have been sometimes not far short of boss-eyed, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, juin 14»
