(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) a car boot sale.
He wants to ban pre-flight drinking, because this should be during-flight drinking. Guy has a car boot sale level business tactics.
They wants to ban pre-flight drinking, because they should be during-flight drinking. Guy has a car boot sale level business tactics.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) a car boot sale.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) car rental.
(UK) As much as the boot of a car can hold; a trunkload.
The standard British, Irish, and Commonwealth English term for what Americans call a car rental. When you need wheels for a trip in the UK, you don't rent — you hire. The distinction is purely regional vocabulary: same transaction, same temporary use of a vehicle, just different linguistic traditions. You'll see 'car hire' on every UK travel booking site, airport sign, and travel guide.
Left will be great if you can put it in a car boot, but it's going to be awkward to carry if you have to walk any distance. Right is more portable, but less doctory. And definitely orange, as it's a closer match to t…
(US) a wheel clamp or Denver boot.
“Left will be great if you can put it in a car boot, but it's going to be awkward to carry if you have to walk any distance. Right is more portable, but less doctory. And definitely orange, as it's a closer match to the cover art!”
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(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) the boot (trunk) of a car.
“He wants to ban pre-flight drinking, because this should be during-flight drinking. Guy has a car boot sale level business tactics.”
“They wants to ban pre-flight drinking, because they should be during-flight drinking. Guy has a car boot sale level business tactics.”
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