more life in a tramp's vest
(UK, slang) Used in comparisons to indicate that someone or something is devoid of life or animation.
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(UK, slang) Used in comparisons to indicate that someone or something is devoid of life or animation.
We had been used to the patter and banter of the Gorbals and, after a particularly dull conversation with one of our new neighbours, my mother told me that she'd 'seen '''mair life in a tramp's vest''''.
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