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a dumb priest never got a parish(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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adams alewaterRate it:

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ale postA maypole.Rate it:

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no more cakes and ale?Cakes an ale are similar to "the good life", such as beer and skittles.Rate it:

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hunger is a good sauce(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.Rate it:

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amen curlerA parish clerk.Rate it:

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barrelThe quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.Rate it:

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Bottle of DogNewcastle Brown AleRate it:

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il n'a jamais perdu son clocher de vueHe has never been out of his parish.Rate it:

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le vin entre, la raison sortWhen ale is in, wit is out.Rate it:

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welsh rabbitMilk or cheese plus ale on toast.Rate it:

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