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Disgusted of Tunbridge WellsA stereotypical vocal conservative curmudgeon.Rate it:

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give the royal treatmentTo treat (someone) extremely wellRate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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royal flushpoker handRate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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what a load of magumba....Royal Naval slang for “rubbish” or “don’t talk crap”Rate it:

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kingA male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.Rate it:

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RAInitialism of Royal Academician, a member of the Royal Academy.Rate it:

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à force de forger on devient forgeronPractice makes perfect; Drawn wells are seldom dry.Rate it:

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alicui regnum deferre, tradereto invest some one with royal power.Rate it:

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aye aye, sirThe correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or U.S. Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."Rate it:

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Blue BloodBelonging to upper class of the society or having a royal backgroundRate it:

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first things firstDeal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative act of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the pollsRate it:

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jacktarNickname for a sailor in the Royal Navy.Rate it:

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RAInitialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.Rate it:

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王家royal familyRate it:

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