(Britain, idiomatic) Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.
(Britain, idiomatic) Readily, with only the slightest encouragement.
He doesn't, but he's a man with an eye in his head, and he knows what we are, a boneless lot without organization. I say it myself, I said it only last night in this here bar, and I say it again, for two pins I'd chuck my party. I would so.
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A British English simile meaning very neat, tidy, and well-ordered. Used to describe a person's appearance, a room, a document, or any well-organised thing. The pin comparison suggests that precision and smallness of pins represents the ideal of neatness. Common in everyday British speech.
(idiomatic, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Very soon; quickly; immediately.
(UK) (simile) Very neat and tidy.
(UK, sports) Ready, set, go.
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(idiomatic, British, Irish) To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed.