- bottle and glass
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bottle and glass — n British arse. The rhyming slang phrase, still heard in 2004, probably dates back to the 1960s, if not earlier. It is also the ori gin of the better known bottle, meaning courage … Contemporary slang
Bottle and glass — the arse … Dictionary of Australian slang
bottle — I. n British courage, bravery, nerve , especially in the phrases to have a lot of bottle , to lose one s bottle and his/her bottle s gone . It derives from bottle and glass , rhyming slang for arse. Most users of bottle are ignorant of its… … Contemporary slang
bottle — the full bottle Knowledgeable, an expert Does Robbo know anything about paving? Yeah mate, he s the full bottle. The probable source of the phrase is the nineteenth century British term no bottle no good (an abbreviation of rhyming slang no… … Australian idioms
bottle — • courage, balls. eg he lost his bottle , he bottled out , he s got a lot of bottle . The most common explanation of this term is that it comes from the Rhyming Slang bottle and glass arse . ie. To loose ones bottle, to loose ones arse… … Londonisms dictionary
bottle — [14] Etymologically, a bottle is a small butt, or barrel. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin butticula, a diminutive form of late Latin buttis ‘cask’ (whence English butt ‘barrel’). It reached English via Old French botele. The 20th… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bottle — [14] Etymologically, a bottle is a small butt, or barrel. The word comes ultimately from medieval Latin butticula, a diminutive form of late Latin buttis ‘cask’ (whence English butt ‘barrel’). It reached English via Old French botele. The 20th… … Word origins
Glass art — and Glass sculpture is the use of glass as an artistic medium to produce sculptures or two dimensional artworks. Specific approaches include stained glass, working glass in a torch flame (lampworking), glass beadmaking, glass casting, glass… … Wikipedia
Glass disease — Bottle with glass disease Glass disease, also known as sick glass, is a degradation process encountered in art conservation. Glass disease is caused by an inherent fault in the chemical composition of the original glass formula. Usually,… … Wikipedia
Bottle — This article is about bottles in general. For baby bottles, see Baby bottle. Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. Dated 16th century. From Iran. New York Metropolitan Museum of Art … Wikipedia
