- sod this for a lark !
- Exclam. I give up! An intolerant, impatient exclamation. Cf. 'sod this for a game of soldiers'.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
sod this for a lark !
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sod this for a lark — blow/sod/etc this/that/for a lark british impolite phrase used for saying that you are tired of doing something Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry … Useful english dictionary
sod this for a game of soldiers ! — Exclam. I give up! There s no way that I m continuing with this. Or sod that for a game of soldiers. Cf. sod this for a lark … English slang and colloquialisms
sod that for a lark — blow/sod/etc this/that/for a lark british impolite phrase used for saying that you are tired of doing something Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry … Useful english dictionary
fuck this for a lark! — Exclam. See sod this for a lark … English slang and colloquialisms
blow this for a lark — blow/sod/etc this/that/for a lark british impolite phrase used for saying that you are tired of doing something Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry … Useful english dictionary
blow this for a game of soldiers — interjection Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation. Syn: sod this for a game of soldiers, screw this for a game of soldiers, fuck this for a game of soldiers, screw this for a lark, blow this for a lark, sod this for a lark … Wiktionary
blow that for a lark — blow/sod/etc this/that/for a lark british impolite phrase used for saying that you are tired of doing something Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry … Useful english dictionary
lark — 1 noun (C) 1 a small brown singing bird with long pointed wings; skylark 2 informal something that you do to amuse yourself or as a joke, especially something bad: do sth for a lark: They hid her passport for a lark. 3 blow/sod etc that for a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lark — lark1 [la:k US la:rk] n [Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English lawerce] [Sense: 2 4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: lark to play around (19 21 centuries), perhaps from lake to play (11 20 centuries) (from Old English lacan), or from LARK2] 1.) a small brown… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lark — [ lark ] noun count 1. ) a small brown bird that is common in Europe and is known for singing while it flies 2. ) INFORMAL something that you do for fun or excitement: for a lark: We thought we d try bungee jumping for a lark. a ) blow/sod, etc.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
