To: Amore
Nope--"bottle" is Cockney slang for heart or guts; that is, toughness.
1,601 posted on
07/07/2005 5:00:14 AM PDT by
Pharmboy
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To: Pharmboy
I've always read the British expression as "bottom," which I assumed was a reference to the good, proper riding of a horse, sort of like having "a good seat."
1,648 posted on
07/07/2005 5:03:51 AM PDT by
Amore
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To: Pharmboy
Nope--"bottle" is Cockney slang for heart or guts; that is, toughness.As in courage in a bottle?
3,706 posted on
07/07/2005 2:09:12 PM PDT by
null and void
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