(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada , idiomatic) To act in a stupid or reckless manner.
(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada , idiomatic) To act in a stupid or reckless manner.
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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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(British, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) To injure or harm (someone).
(British, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang ) Tired, worn-out, exhausted.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) Expression of surprise or amazement.
(British) Bugger; damn.