British English from A to Zed by Norman W. Schur

Author:Norman W. Schur
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

not best pleased

not too happy

not by a long chalk, Inf.

Inf. not by a long shot

Britons waste their time playing various pool and billiard games, while Americans profit from shooting baskets and clay pigeons.

note, n.

1. bill

2. tone

1. Referring to paper money: a 5-pound note, a 10-pound note, and so forth.

2. In musical terminology, the English use the term note in instances where Americans would use tone. Examples: 3 notes lower; 5-note scale. When an Englishman uses tone in such expressions, he means what the Americans would call a whole tone.

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