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and no flies

and no flies phrase: synonym of and no mistake.

Phrase

and no flies

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) Synonym of and no mistake.
    • […] seized by Mr. Stompff, who, scarcely waiting to carry him out of earshot, began, “Well! you've done it up brown this time, my man, and no flies! Your pictures have woke 'em up. They're talking of nothing else. […]1865, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 513
    Synonyms:
    and no mistake

Synonyms of and no flies

Questions about and no flies

What does and no flies mean?
And no flies means synonym of and no mistake.
What part of speech is and no flies?
And no flies is a phrase.

Words near and no flies in the dictionary

  1. and how
  2. and I claim my five pounds
  3. and I don't mean maybe
  4. and I oop
  5. and if
  6. and no flies
  7. and no mistake
  8. and nothing of value was lost
  9. and of course
  10. and or
  11. and scene

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