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  1. Peaky Blinders - WordReference Forums

    Mar 11, 2015 · Le nom Peaky Blinders fait référence à une vraie gang de rue du début du 20e siècle. Voici ce que Wikipédia donne comme théories pour son étymologie: Birmingham historian Carl …

  2. To look peaky and to look poorly - WordReference Forums

    Jan 29, 2006 · Hi, Thanks for the precious explanations!!! Has to look peaky the same meaning as to look poorly? Don't they stem from poor and peak? (peak of a mountain ex)? Have a nice Monday. Paola

  3. on the bank of the cut | WordReference Forums

    Jan 11, 2021 · The Peaky Blinders were an urban street gang based in Birmingham, England, that operated from the end of the 19th century to the early 1900s. Peaky Blinders - Wikipedia

  4. Live and spent bullet - WordReference Forums

    May 10, 2020 · "Doctor said you took four bullets. Only one was live, one was ricochet... Two were already spent. Peaky Blinders S04E02 Only one was live Two were already spent What do "live" and …

  5. Peeky - Meaning of adjective | WordReference Forums

    Jul 13, 2007 · Peeky in the sense of the definition you found is probably related to peaky and peaked, meaning "sickly." The use of peeky as a cognate of peek is probably not grammatically correct and …

  6. Bit peaky - WordReference Forums

    Jan 20, 2014 · There is a relationship between peaky and peckish, but it's pretty far-flung. Both can be traced back to pic, an Old English word meaning a pike or pickaxe. 1. This came down through "to …

  7. Linda is up the swanny | WordReference Forums

    Feb 10, 2018 · Hi, in Peaky Blinders, Arthur Shelby says: “Linda is up the swanny. I’m gonna be a fucking dad.” I guess to be up the swanny is to be pregnant but no dictionary gives me a clue. Is this …

  8. Bring your wits - WordReference Forums

    May 29, 2016 · Hi, The context: I a Peaky Blinders episode. Getting out of the car, that's what one of the characters says to his brothers. What does t mean? Thank you!

  9. Estar decaido/decaer (a causa de una enfermedad)

    Jun 1, 2013 · Buenos días. Quisiera saber si se puede emplear el verbo "to droop" en inglés para hacer referencia al decaimiento de una persona a causa de una enfermedad. Ejemplo y contexto en …