Marston baillifs - please help

[bizzybob]

Re: Marston baillifs - please help

As I am not familiar with that method of preparing fish, can you explain how needlework is used to make kippers?

Suggest you go here CleverClogs, it is a London vernacular saying for someone well and truly done over, fitted up, or stitched up:

http://english.stackexchange.com/que...-like-a-kipper

[labman]

Re: Marston baillifs - please help

As I am not familiar with that method of preparing fish, can you explain how needlework is used to make kippers?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...2F%3B800%3B445

[MissFM]

Re: Marston baillifs - please help

but... they're not stitched....:behindsofa:

[bizzybob]

Re: Marston baillifs - please help

but... they're not stitched....:behindsofa:

No they are well and truly "done over" like Marstons victims

[Hurricane Puffrose]

Re: Marston baillifs - please help

Suggest you go here CleverClogs, it is a London vernacular saying for someone well and truly done over, fitted up, or stitched up:

http://english.stackexchange.com/que...-like-a-kipper

Where I come from we have a little saying: Guiltier than a Kray with Kerosene!!