Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Phrase of the day: bunch of fives

The phrase of the day is bunch of fives:

uk old-fashioned slang

If you give someone a bunch of fives, you hit them hard with your hand closed.

(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/a-bunch-of-fives)


"Or a little car runs into the back of yours and you rush out to show a bunch of fives to the driver who, it becomes apparent as he goes on unfolding more body like some horrible conjuring trick, must have been sitting on the back seat."

 - Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

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