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you ask me in my opinion. E.g. If you ask me, a little of that sort
of thing would brighten up the trade wonderfully. [In sense 1,
substituting for to ask for trouble.]
ass noun mainly 1. to drag (also haul, tear) ass to move
fast, hurry; to leave. E.g. Well, all I can say is he better drag ass to
get here, that Gerry. 2. Sexual gratification. Also, a woman or
women regarded as an object providing this. E.g. Then he comes
back from the Army and all he cares about is chasing ass. 3. to
work (run, etc.) one's ass off to work (run, etc.) very hard, to the
point ofexhaustion. E.g. You want to ... retire to your bedroom and
practise your ass off for a year till you become competent enough
to try it. 4. one's ass one's self or person. Usually with get and an
adverb (phr), as a synonym for 'go'. E.g. Get your ass in here,
Harry! The party's started!
banger noun 1. A kiss, esp. a violent one. E.g. 'Here - give
1
us a banger first. Honeypuss ... obediently offered him her lips. 2.
A sausage. E.g. The chap had bought him tea and bangers and
mash. 3. An old motor vehicle, esp. one which runs noisily; usu. in
phr. old banger. E.g. It is true though that one misses out on one's
husband's early years of struggle: the rented flats, ... the third-hand
old bangers, the terrifying overdraft. [In sense 2, prob. from the
explosive noises made by frying sausages.]
banjax verb trans Anglo-Irish To batter or destroy (a
person or thing); to ruin; to confound, stymie. E.g. I am out to
banjax the bookies.
banker's ramp noun Brit A conspiracy by bankers to
engineer a financial crisis in order to damage the standing of a
government to which they are inimical.
bar noun Brit. A pound; esp. in phr. half a bar, ten shillings.
barbie noun Austral A barbecue. E.g. On-site tucker...
ranges from barbecued chicken to 'spaget marinara' ('suitable for
the barbie on the building site').
barf 1. To vomit or retch. E.g. If you are Princess Diana,
you have to stay home and do needlepoint until all danger of