Looks to be working

[Scrambler]

In that case it would be 'fishy'.

Doesn't "minty" go with "porky?"

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

Doesn't "minty" go with "porky?"

Quite right but that would be "saucy".

 

[pete hogan]

The Norwegian Blue looks to be working...

 

[Ansel]

It means on casual inspection it is working. It seems to be working. The seller cannot guarantee however it will be 100% fully functional.

 

[Sparrow]

Doesn't "minty" go with "porky?"

... no, that would be 'lamby' surely

 

[Georgiy Romanov]

If you go to secondhand market and find some FSU rangefinder camera all in patina and ask seller "it still working?" he will tell you "it looks to be working" ))

 

[David Hughes]

Doesn't "minty" go with "porky?"

NO! It's mint saucy with roast lamb, not pork...

Regards, David

PS Sorry Sparrow, seems famous minds think alike.

 

[rfaspen]

... no, that would be 'lamby' surely

You sure its not "ducky"? If so, I now understand the meaning of "lucky duck"!

 

[Scrambler]

NO! It's mint saucy with roast lamb, not pork...

Regards, David

PS Sorry Sparrow, seems famous minds think alike.

So 'she's apples' would go with 'porky'?

It's a pity that this will make no sense to most people on this site.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/she's_apples

 

[Sparrow]

So 'she's apples' would go with 'porky'?

It's a pity that this will make no sense to most people on this site.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/she's_apples

... apples and pears?

 

[Scrambler]

... apples and pears?

As in:
"You are going to cop it from your missus for getting that new camera."
"Nah, mate. She's apples."

Translated to Standard English:

"Your wife will criticize you for purchasing that new camera."
"On the contrary, my good friend. Everything will be satisfactory."

Like "minty" or "looks to be working", "she's apples" carries the implication that I am lying to you (or lacking due diligence) but that you are socially required to accept the reassurance. It's a gender-neutral statement: it is always "she" regardless of the gender of whatever is "apples."

 

[David Hughes]

As in:
"You are going to cop it from your missus for getting that new camera."
"Nah, mate. She's apples."

Translated to Standard English:

"Your wife will criticize you for purchasing that new camera."
"On the contrary, my good friend. Everything will be satisfactory."

Like "minty" or "looks to be working", "she's apples" carries the implication that I am lying to you (or lacking due diligence) but that you are socially required to accept the reassurance. It's a gender-neutral statement: it is always "she" regardless of the gender of whatever is "apples."

Hi,

This is getting worrying, here apples means stairs. I mean, would you Adam and Eve it could mean anything else? I'd better take a butcher's at my dictionary. Or is it just a load of cobblers...

Regards, David

PS And apologies for acting like a tea leaf and half inching the thread.

 

[Bill Clark]

Can't judge (tell) a book by its cover!