Re: Football term[s]


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Posted by Peter H on May 09, 2007 at 14:17:01 from 86.130.120.30 user Peter_H.

In Reply to: Re: Football term[s] posted by Peter Roche on May 09, 2007 at 05:53:28:

casting off boats isn't cricket
. . . means not "okay" or "on the up-and-up

No, it signifies more than that. 'Not Cricket' means more than just not OK - it means jolly unfair and unsporting, 'not the done thing', not what decent people do. OED: infringing the codes of fair play.


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