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Informal, another version of 'croaked it'; common in UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand The guy was running, had a heart attack and carked it. Cash in one's chips [2] To die Informal, euphemistic [5] Redemption for cash of gambling counters at the end of a game Catching the bus [6] To commit suicide Slang
Argyrosomus regius, also known as the meagre, croaker, jewfish, shade-fish, sowa, kir, corvina, salmon-bass or stone bass, is a species of fish of the family Sciaenidae. ...
The rhyme was first recorded in print by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842: [2]. There was a crooked man and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
"Feck" is a form of effeck, which is in turn the Scots cognate of the modern English word effect.However, this Scots noun has additional significance: Efficacy; force; value; return
The British husband of a Thai woman whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales more than 20 years ago has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
The title refers to a nursery rhyme ("There Was a Crooked Man"), a common theme of the author. Narrator Charles's fiancée Sophia says it refers not to dishonesty, but rather "we hadn't been able to grow up independent... twisted and twining", meaning unhealthily interdependent on the intensely strong personality of the family patriarch, Aristide Leonides.
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