refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram
refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram · refers someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram · referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram · referring someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram
To tell someone to fuck offTo tell someone to fuck off.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, euphemistic, humorous)To tell someone to fuck off.
Origin
Coined in 1971 from an incident in which Pressdram, publisher of Private Eye magazine, recCoined in 1971 from an incident in which Pressdram, publisher of Private Eye magazine, received a legal letter from a solicitor acting for a Mr Arkell. Pressdram's reply stated:
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Forms
refers someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram, referring someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram, referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram, referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram| Base form | refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram · to refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
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| 3rd person singular | refers someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
| Present participle | referring someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
| Past simple | referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
| Past participle | referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
| he, she, it | refers someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
| he, she, it | has referred someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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