| 释义 |
London to a brick
used of something that is an almost certainty AUSTRALIA
Coined by race-caller Ken Howard (1913–76), literally meaning that one can safely make an odds-on bet of the city of London against a BRICK“Close” but Magger by a head,“ the course announcer Ken Howard says,” “London to a brick on Magger” — Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, p. 108, 1965 Church keeps his raids mum, but I’ll lay London to a brick that half the population of the globe knows that Twenty-one are planning a swoop tonight. — Lance Peters, The Dirty Half-Mile, p. 169, 1979 “If it’s on we’re in,” Ambrose said, “and it’s on. London to a brick.” — T.A.G. Hungerford, Stories From Suburban Road, p. 213, 1983 [L]isten to the roar as Tamarama Boy bounds away, two, now three lengths clear and I won’t have to bet London to a brick on this result[.] — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 218, 1988 Bet you London to a brick there will be a minority report. — West Australian, p. 11, 3 October 1992 |