Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Think about It (I’ll).

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Thin as a Whipping-post.

Thirteen Unlucky.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


*Think about It (I’ll).*

A courteous refusal. When the sovereign declines to accept a bill, the words employed are Le roi (or la reine) s’avisera.	1

Thin as a Whipping-post.

Thirteen Unlucky.

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