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two bob each way

two bob each way is the alternative form of a bob each way.

Meaning of a bob each way

Noun

a bob each way

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) A situation of hedging one's bets, refusing to commit to either side of a question.
    • Of course the member for St. Albans says, both. He likes to have a bob each way, which is in keeping with the statement he made the other day in this debate.1965, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives, page 577

Questions about two bob each way

What is two bob each way the alternative form of?
Two bob each way is the alternative form of a bob each way.

Words near two bob each way in the dictionary

  1. two birds, one stone
  2. two birds/one stone
  3. two birds—one stone
  4. two bits
  5. two bob
  6. two bob each way
  7. Two Borders
  8. two brain cells to rub together
  9. two by four
  10. two by fours
  11. two by two

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