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do you know Dr. Wright of Norwich

A sarcastic comment made at a dinner party to urge a guest to keep passing the wine. Allegedly, the real Dr. Wright of Norwich was prone to monopolizing the wine because he was such a conversationalist. Primarily heard in UK. Hey Michael, do you know Dr. Wright of Norwich? Let's keep the wine moving, shall we?
See also: know, Norwich, of

Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?

old-fashioned A phrase used when a decanter of port wine is being shared after a meal (traditionally passed to the left), and one person has failed to continue passing it along. Primarily heard in UK. A: "So, as I was saying, Mr. Fiddlewich continued his parlay, quite unaware of—" B: "Excuse me, Barnaby? Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?" A: "No, I'm afraid I don't." B: "He's an awfully nice fellow, but he never passes the port." A: "Ah, I see. Here you are, terribly sorry."
See also: bishop, know, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • do you know Dr. Wright of Norwich
  • DR
  • tell me another
  • tell me another one
  • Tell me another one!
  • Tell me another!
  • I can wait
  • smart mouth
  • You call this (something)?
  • let's not and say (that) we did
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Norwich Airport managing director Richard Pace said: 'KLM UK Engineering is a major employer in Norwich with hundreds of skilled staff.
Yet a lack of cutting edge where and when it mattered offered Norwich a written invitation to take all three points - not they really needed much encouragement.
Mclean completed a PS200,000 move from Aberdeen to Norwich last January.
"That's possibly the most crucial one I've scored for Norwich - I scored two at Leeds, a very important game when were three points back, and my penalty in the last minute against Wigan at home, but this seems extra important, especially in crunch time."
A floodlight went out in the 84th minute, leading to the players going off and a 15-minute delay, with Norwich leading 3-2.
Norwich, missing key midfielder Moritz Leitner, struggled to find any fluency, in testing conditions, as the rain poured down at the KCOM Stadium.
Norwich fans even had a round of applause on 16 minutes last season to mock the years Ipswich have suffered in the second tier and unless major investment arrives it seems unlikely Town will be back in the Premier League any time soon.
The gate hints at the rift between the people of Norwich and the church, as well as the power held by the latter during medieval times.
Scottish airline Loganair has said that it will commence non-stop services to the Isle of Man and Inverness from Norwich Airport, as part of its summer 2018 schedule.
"Terrific support tonight by Norwich fans, nine thousand strong," the 28-year-old tweeted.
Boro finished the game with PS36million worth of striker talent on the pitch but could not find a way through Norwich's defence.
Richard Pace, General Manager at Norwich Airport, said: 'Today's announcement is further good news for Norwich Airport and we think this route will be popular with business and leisure passengers because the equivalent journey by road or rail takes five to six hours.
Sebastien Bassong had given Norwich a 51stminute lead that was cancelled out by Leon Osman 17 minutes later.
Norwich Harborview Corporation (Norwich) owned commercial property in the City of Norwich.