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Re: [OM] OT: Use of verbs, was Re: olympus Digest, Vol 27, Issue 31

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Use of verbs, was Re: olympus Digest, Vol 27, Issue 31
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 16:08:36 -0500
Thanx! Interesting . . .

--Bob


On Feb 2, 2011, at 2:28 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:

> Try this...
> http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/217400.html
> Jez
> 
> On 02/02/2011, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> 
>>> How exactly does "keep your pecker up" mean other than what it sounds
>>> like?
>> 
>> I was told that the vernacular is, "Keep your nose up," or symbolically,
>> keep in good cheer. Perhaps an actual Brit can elaborate...

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