КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «SPIT-AND-SAWDUST»
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Dublin. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese:
All the while, of course, the Irish pub theme is being exported throughout the
world like a McPub; if the trend continues Dublin might be the last place to come
if you're looking for a spit-and-sawdust boozer. It's not all doom and gloom,
however; ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Adopted from the USA in the late 1940s. spit and sawdust (the public bar of) a
public house, esp. one that is fairly basic or unrefined in decor or clientele. The
term is also used as an adjective, as in spit-and-sawdust bar, we'll go to the Nag's
...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
This fuller form also lies behind the expression spitting image. spit and polish
extreme neatness or smartness. spit and sawdust (of a pub) old-fashioned, run-
down, or dirty. British informal 6 Until the mid 20th century, the general bar of a
pub ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Another explanation is based on the idea of a person apparently being formed,
perhaps by witchcraft, from the spit of another, so great is the similarity between
them. Easier to explain is the expression spit and sawdust, used to describe an ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
[Anglo-Saxon spittan] spit and polish > n, colloq] the routine cleaning duties of a
soldier, sailor, etc. 2 often derog exceptional cleanliness, tidiness, smartness,
correctness, etc. spit-and-sawdust >adj basic; lacking luxury or refinement.
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YOU. CAN. FILL. AN. ARENA,. EASY." PRODUCER MARKUS DRAVS The band
reconsidered...once they were offered a spot playing alongside Bob Dylan.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase
and Fable
... originally with allusion to the cleaning and polishing duties of a serviceman.
spit-and-sawdust used to describe an old-fashioned or simple pub or bar, of a
type whose floor was originally covered with sawdust. spitting image the exact
double ...
The Spit and Sawdust's official championshipteam name was NorthWest One. On
all correspondencehowever, Rowley, Jonah, Dave and Sid were simply referred
to as NW(i). For, what every one referred to as, 'The Irish Match', there were ...
Comprising three relocated huts from the early days of Homer and topped by a
wooden lighthouse tower, the saloon is a spit-and-sawdust kind of place with the
emphasis on drinking and telling tall tales, although it's also firmly on the tourist ...
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Man of the New Millennium: A Search for Us in an Age of Me
... a twenty-first century (and affluent) equivalent of the locals which, during the
Second World War, were designated 'spit-and-sawdust'. Other than that, of
course, today sawdust has been mightily eschewed and, as for spit ... Well, the
only spit ...
НОВОСТИ, В КОТОРЫХ ВСТРЕЧАЕТСЯ ТЕРМИН «SPIT-AND-SAWDUST»
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spit-and-sawdust в контексте приведенных ниже новостных статей.
11 Bristol pubs to drink in before you die
From spit-and-sawdust to swanky cocktail bars, Bristol and the surrounding areas have every type of watering hole you could wish for. We put together some of ... «Bristol Post, Июл 15»
Southpaw is "soft-boiled melodrama but Jake Gyllenhaal towers …
Seeking out a mentor, Hope finds Titus “Tick” Wills (Forest Whitaker), a trainer who works with street kids in a spit-and-sawdust downtown gym. Tick initially ... «Radio Times, Июл 15»
Don't Tell the Bride review – a tale of two dresses
Every year, on my birthday, she tells me where to meet her, which invariably turns out to be a spit-and-sawdust pub. We get our drinks, and ask to see a bar ... «The Guardian, Июл 15»
From spit-and-sawdust to secret cellars
The pub was local to his wife's family and when he was offered the chance to take it over, he recalls it was a "spit-and-sawdust" kind of place. He took the reins in ... «Inapub Editorial, Май 15»
A new Mexican revolution
RECRUITMENT flyers are being handed out in the main square of Los Ramones, a once-sleepy town of tumbleweed and spit-and-sawdust bars 63 miles ... «The Economist, Ноя 14»
Russell Norman reveals how to build a restaurant empire: 'It's not a …
Modelled on the spit-and-sawdust bacari (wine bars) of Venice, the restaurant, which serves decent-value small plates of Venetian-inspired food, immediately ... «The Independent, Апр 14»
Blood Red Shoes - 'Blood Red Shoes'
... beyond not-quite cult status by adding a layer of polish and precision, their fourth album marks a return to the spit-and-sawdust rock'n'roll of their first two. «NME.com, Мар 14»
Restaurant review: Reform Social & Grill Dubai
You can sympathise with the detractors who argue that the middle-class trend is at the detriment of the traditionally working-class, spit-and-sawdust pubs that ... «The National, Фев 14»
Pork scratchings revival prompting posh pig-out
They have been the preserve of spit-and-sawdust pubs for decades but humble pork scratchings are now flying off the shelves of trendy bars and also upmarket ... «expressandstar.com, Мар 13»
5 fab flights for under £50!
Just as in its ship-building days, Belfast is booming, so sample its happening nightlife, from ever-so-friendly spit-and-sawdust pubs to posh restaurants and ... «Skyscanner News, Сен 12»
