Today's oddment is this one
bum's rush - forcible charge (From the slang of a bum, meaning a tramp)
I have several longer posts on Americanisms and British English.
Please share links to your favourite posts.
Popular Posts
-
Selfie with the Queen at a shop selling all things British at the airport. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Problem Where should... -
How many places you have visited have their names given to famous people? I remember as a schoolchild learning that Florence Nightingale wa... -
I was sitting at the kitchen table thinking: how would you create an emergency sewing needle? I had in front of me on the table a sewing ki... -
Timberlab in the Netherlands makes seats, lights and fences. They use sustainable wood. The benches are entirely wood, no metal nails, nor ... -
One of the joys of travel is finding new things overseas and bringing them back home. When we were living in Singapore and came back to Lo... -
I have been learning German on Duolingo. Some handy words when travelling Several words are the same in German and English. The only differ... -
The dimpled jugs I saw at Dove restaurant in London, I and my husband liked so much that I ordered them as soon as I got home. I ordered at... -
Rope Kids brand from a company founded in Turkey making safety nets, started building more nets, nets then in 2020 selling children'... -
If you want to practise your German, (as well as French and Italian) in Switzerland, you have many opportunities. The French speaking parts... -
Spike Milligan seated statue, and plaque.In St Stephen's Park, Finchley, NW London, England, UK. Photo by Angela Lansbury. September 102...
Showing posts with label bum's rush. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bum's rush. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2022
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)