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Bottle

idiom
Vulgar Cockney rhyming slang · East London

arse


Origin

via bottle and glass

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    Aris

    [Cockney slang]arse

    via Aristotle → bottle & glass

  2. 02

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  3. 03

    arse over tip

    Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

  4. 04

    arse over tit

    Tumbling; falling; upside-down, unstable or unbalanced.

  5. 05

    ask my arse

    A common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".

  6. 06

    beat someone's arse

    Alternative form of beat someone's ass.

  7. 07

    bring one's arse to an anchor

    To sit down.

  8. 08

    die on one's arse

    To fail completely.

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