- up the apples and pears
- Meaning
Up the stairs.OriginCockney rhyming slang.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
up 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
Shoot down the apples and pears — go down the stairs … Dictionary of Australian slang
shoot down the apples and pears — Australian Slang go down the stairs … English dialects glossary
apples and pears — Noun. Stairs. Possibly the most commonly expressed piece of Cockney rhyming slang that is used as an example of such, or used in jocular mimicry. The term is infrequently heard used in genuine daily use … English slang and colloquialisms
apples and pears — n pl British stairs. One of the best known examples of cockney rhyming slang which, although authentic, is rarely heard these days … Contemporary slang
apples and pears — • Rhyming Slang for stairs . A rather cliched Rhyming Slang term which is more often than not used in a sarcastic manner as if to emulate (or take the piss out of) cockney speech. I am forced to add this saying as I get a suggestion every couple… … Londonisms dictionary
Apples and oranges — For other uses, see Apples and oranges (disambiguation). Apples and Oranges, by Paul Cézanne … Wikipedia
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