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Lump of school

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

fool

Origin

The market stall holders felt that the sooner the boy stopped reading books and gained practical experience the better.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    flannelled fool

    A cricketer (from the white flannel trousers they traditionally wear).

  2. 02

    fool around

    To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.

  3. 03

    fool away

    to waste, squander

  4. 04

    play the fool

    To behave in a foolish or comical manner.

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