- shoot down the apples and pears
- Australian Slanggo down the stairs
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shoot down the apples and pears
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apples and pears — I Australian Slang Rhyming slang for stairs. To shoot down the apples and pears is to go down the stairs. Sometimes shortened to just apples. II Cockney Rhyming Slang Stairs Get yourself up the apples. III Everyday English Slang in Ireland stairs … English dialects glossary
Apples and pears — Rhyming slang for stairs. To shoot down the apples and pears is to go down the stairs. Sometimes shortened to just apples … Dictionary of Australian slang
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