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Discussion Groups / British English / November 2005anyone uses those?
brass monkey weather British, very informal be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey British, very informal! monkey business slightly informal a monkey on sb's back American & Australian Pawel Warsaw, Poland > brass monkey weather British, very informal Usually "(It's) brass monkeys". An expression that is believed to come from the UK's naval history. You'll find an explanation on the net no doubt >> brass monkey weather British, very informal > > Usually "(It's) brass monkeys". An expression that is believed to come > from the UK's naval history. You'll find an explanation on the net no > doubt My question is not focused ont its meaning. I know it. I am interested if you use it or not. I mean if it is in common use or rather old-fashioned phrase from a dictionary. Regards, Pawel http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=monkey or www.onelook.com >>> brass monkey weather British, very informal >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I am interested if you use it or not. I mean if it is in common use or > rather old-fashioned phrase from a dictionary. Very common in the south around London. >>> brass monkey weather British, very informal >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I am interested if you use it or not. I mean if it is in common use or > rather old-fashioned phrase from a dictionary. "Brass monkeys" with reference to cold weather nis in vigourous current use. -- Mike Stevens narrowboat Felis Catus II - Felis Catus III real soon now! Web site www.mike-stevens.co.uk No man is an island. So is Man. > No man is an island. So is Man. Ulysses: My name is Gnomon. How's that for Style? izzy You could have an impression that I am a lazy guy who wants to ask you silly question. However, it is quite opposite. My interest is almost always focused on usage. What I mean is if a phrase I present in common use or not. Therefore, whatever I bring here is always connected with common use. Regards, Pawel >>> brass monkey weather British, very informal >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=monkey > or www.onelook.com > You could have an impression that I am a lazy guy who wants to ask > you silly question. However, it is quite opposite. You're a silly guy who wants to ask us lazy questions? :-)  SignatureJohn Briggs >> You could have an impression that I am a lazy guy who wants to ask >> you silly question. However, it is quite opposite. > > You're a silly guy who wants to ask us lazy questions? > :-) Very funny :-) ;-) > brass monkey weather British, very informal > be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey British, very > informal! > monkey business slightly informal > a monkey on sb's back American & Australian The first and second are virtually identical and are in current use, as well as just abbrieviating to "it's brass" or "brassy". I doubt that they are widely used in the States or Canada, but might be used in Oz (tralia). The third seems to be widely used in the States, as is the fourth, although they may be occasionally used in the UK too. |
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