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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To be jerry-built 1885 Song lyrics: And through the roof, you see the sky, \ In the
house that Jerry built. Lonsdale, T. S. "This Is the House That Jerry Built." 1892
Play title: The Jerry Builder Melford, Mark. 1893 Play title: Jerry Builder Bell, Mrs.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
The vbl n.jerry-building occurs in a Liverpool paper of 1861. jerry-built .
Unsubstantial(ly built): 1883: coll. Daily Telegraph, 23 March 1883; J. Newman in
Scamping Tricks, 1891. ?ex Jeremiah, or=jury-built (W.): see JERRY, adj. jerry-
come- ...
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Common Errors in English Usage
jerry-built/jury-rigged Although their etymologies are obscure and their meanings
overlap, these are two distinct expressions. Something poorly built is “jerry- built.”
Something rigged up temporarily in a makeshift manner with materials at hand, ...
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Watch Your Language!: Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children
Jerry-built or jury-built has been around a long time, but nobody is sure where it
came from. Jury-mast was a nautical term as early as 1616, a temporary mast
contrived at sea to replace a broken one. There are half a dozen theories about
the ...
Consumer warning: these definitions do not include “toe jam” or “petroleum jelly,”
neither of which should be spread on your morning toast. jell: See gel or jell. jerry
-built, jerry-rigged, or jury-rigged: Jerry-built means “hastily built with poor ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
The slang use meaning 'fool, stupid person' is originally a US usage dating from
the 1930s. jerry-built [M19th] Poorly built houses have been described as jerry-
built since the mid 19th century. The term is nothing to do with Jerry, a derogatory
...
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Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design
2 Such housing was commonly referred to as 'Jerry-built', a term that refers to
something that is built of bad materials, to sell but not last. Israel (1997) notes that
the origins of the term are not clear, although he speculates that it may well be ...
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
jerry-built. 2 the jealousy of his long-suffering wife: suspicion, suspiciousness,
distrust, mistrust, insecurity, anxiety; possessiveness, overprotectiveness.
REFLECTIONS Francine Prose jealousy I remember being taught in school
thatjealousy ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
The vbl n jerry-building occurs in a Liverpool paper of 1861 (W). jerry-built.
Unsubstantially built): 1883: coll. till C.20, then S.E. (Daily Telegraph, 23 Mar.
1883; J. Newman in Scamping Tricks, 1891.) ?ex or Ijury-built (W): see jerry, adj.,
...
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That Or Which, and Why: A Usage Guide for Thoughtful Writers ...
Jerry-Built;. Jury-Rigged. See Gerrymander ... to “the late” in many contexts
because if read with determination to be • • • Lend/Loan literal, it can seem to
mean somebody did something 87 Jerry-Built; Jury-Rigged Jibe Late, as in Dead.
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Theatre review: What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined at the …
In an age of jerry-built jukebox musicals this show is a little gem. It is a revue: the composer's back catalogue is the story, the performers are the ... «Express.co.uk, 7月 15»
Woodbridge Mayor secures right to renovate old antiques showroom …
He said the bricks used to construct the 'jerry-built' facade of the Grade II listed building were of poor quality. Mr Sayles argued that was untrue ... «East Anglian Daily Times, 7月 15»
African migrants on a dinghy stopped before entering Cadiz
Almost daily, dozens of Africans attempt to get into Europe by making the perilous crossing on jerry-built wooden sailing crafts, overloaded motorboats and even ... «NEWS.GNOM.ES, 7月 15»
Find your inner Carib in Grenada
Jerry-built stilted homes cling to one another and teeter like tipsy sailors. Their occupants lounge about on sun-baked verandahs, just waiting ... «Delta-Optimist, 7月 15»
Joe Harrop: Silver bullets, paint by numbers, stink
... in the first place when the connection to the sewer was apparently jerry-built to satisfy the sewage disposal needs of homes below Walbridge. «Red Bluff Daily News, 5月 15»
Inspectors in Syria Find Traces of Banned Military Chemicals
... weapons — and signed as part of the deal facilitated by Washington and Moscow — by dropping jerry-built chlorine bombs on insurgent-held ... «New York Times, 5月 15»
New York Times focuses on continued use of chemical weapons in …
... there is mounting evidence that his government is flouting international law to drop jerry-built chlorine bombs on insurgent-held areas. Lately ... «National Catholic Reporter, 5月 15»
Gas Warfare Today
... there is mounting evidence that his government is flouting international law to drop jerry-built chlorine bombs on insurgent-held areas. Lately ... «The Weekly Standard, 5月 15»
Syria Is Using Chemical Weapons Again, Rescue Workers Say
... there is mounting evidence that his government is flouting international law to drop jerry-built chlorine bombs on insurgent-held areas. Lately ... «NDTV, 5月 15»
The Last Helicopter: Evacuating Saigon
For two days, many of the ships of the U.S. armada lingered off the coast of Vietnam, plucking men, women and children from jerry-built rafts, ... «Newsweek, 4月 15»
