Why do people say tally ho




















Lily Allen explained away the poor sales and ho-hum critical reception to Sheezus by…basically blaming other people. But right now, if we were to put out an aggregated tally for , it would be way off the mark. Ho, 42, admitted that he had never stepped out of sight of the government minders but he insisted that was by choice. The door banged shut behind him and I heard him at the foot of the stairs roaring "Ho-ho-there-ho! As a side note: I'm not sure if people actually use the phrase in real life, or if it's just a movie trope, such as the iconic Let's get out of here!

I think of the phrase's use being spoken to a comrade, usually with nervous bravado. Particularly when fixing to go into a tense or hazardous situation like diving in pursuit of an enemy aircraft; or chasing something that could turn on you quickly with dire results. Upon their escape, they were on a train and some we're being approached by crewman aboard the train apparently checking their identification.

One man issued a warning in a whisper to a few of the British men on board, saying "Tally ho" as a warning to be ready as someone was about to approach them. Hence the analogy of the hounds being warned that there is a fox potential danger in the midst. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Search Advanced search…. Members Current visitors. Interface Language. Log in.

Install the app. Forums English Only English Only. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Rightio, tally-ho and chap - still used in British English? Thread starter dihydrogen monoxide Start date Sep 21, Is rightio, tally-ho and chap still used in British English or is it used mainly by older people or is it rather dated?

Speaking from an AusE perspective, and from that of my BE housemate, we often use "righty-oh" and "chap". It's possible that "righty-oh" is actually more common now in AusE than BE; it is a very common way to say "alright" in Australia. As for "chap", the phrase "He seems a nice chap" come to mind as something that would sound completely natural, to me at least! Jerry Cornelius comes back to life as a most improbable Anglican theologian in this lively tale of love, God's will and the New World Order.

Carter Kaplan, Hurrah for the chase! Persuaded to tell his story to air historian and well established aviation author Norman Franks, the result is a very readable account of Bob Foster's flying years. Robert W. Foster, The phrase tally-ho is a largely British phrase, used in foxhunting, shouted when a rider sees the fox. Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, Meet the real star of Poldark: He's tall, dark and handsome ….

His dark, brooding good looks are now a hallmark of Sunday night television. Almost every scene in Britain's favourite period drama seems to open or close with Tally-Ho playing cards are great for magic tricks. If you're looking for quality long-lasting budget playing cards, I highly recommend Tally-Ho cards. They're inexpensive and can be subjected to being bent and



0コメント

  • 1000 / 1000