Local language topic

Rhyming slang

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apples and pears

/AP-uhlz and PAIRZ · /ˌæp.əlz ən ˈpeəz//

Stairs.

“I left it at the top of the apples and pears.”
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dog and bone

/DOG and BONE · /ˌdɒɡ ən ˈbəʊn//

Phone.

“Give me a ring on the dog and bone.”
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have a butcher’s

/hav uh BUTCH-uhz · /hæv ə ˈbʊtʃ.əz//

Have a look.

Have a butcher’s at this photo.”
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trouble and strife

/TRUB-uhl and STRYF · /ˌtrʌb.əl ən ˈstraɪf//

Wife.

“I’m meeting the trouble and strife after work.”