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Isabelle Hamey - 17 Sep 2006 22:33 GMT

Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and
where it comes from?

TIA

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Paul Burke - 18 Sep 2006 08:42 GMT

> Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and where
> it comes from?

It's using the metaphor of the maudlin drunk telling his woes in a bar,
and it means complaining that an event, a decision, or life in general,
is unfair to the complainer. I assume it comes from the Wheatsheaf round
the corner, they all seem to be like that there.

Paul Burke

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Isabelle Hamey - 19 Sep 2006 06:58 GMT

Après mûre réflexion, Paul Burke a écrit :

>> Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and where
>> it comes from?
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> Paul Burke

Thank you, Paul.

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Discussion Groups / British English / September 2006

Cry in your beer