pint of beer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpintandbeer
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pint
noun[C]
uk/paɪnt/us/paɪnt/
a measure for liquid equal to about half a litre. There are eight pints in ...
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beer
noun
uk/bɪər/us/bɪr/
an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops (= a type ...
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(Definition ofpintandbeerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In the older industrial districts explicit reference was made to the working man'spintofbeer.
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I note that thepintofbeeris to be preserved.
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They rise because they have to pay more for tobacco, fuel, apintofbeer, or whatever it may be.
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In 1945, about 30 minutes' work was required to buy onepintofbeer; today, it takes approximately only eight-and-a-half minutes.
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There is an increase in the price of apintofbeer.
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Apintofbeer, which will not necessarily last an hour—that depends on the rate of consumption and the thickness of the straw—costs 50p.
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The tests showed that anything after onepintofbeerwould almost certainly make a driver less capable at the wheel.
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As for what the customer expects when he asks for apintofbeer, of course that is for the courts to decide.
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Is it suggested, for instance, that increased taxation should be put upon the working man'spintofbeer, or upon any other commodities?
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These games are played only with very small stakes, very often for apintofbeeror a few pence.
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Territorials are, of course, extremely abstemious people, but after a spell in the drill hall they sometimes like to have apintofbeer.
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Today their fury has been aroused over apintofbeer.
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I believe apintofbeerhas a figure of 5,000 fibres in it.
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There are some parents who would never come to the school, even if one promised them £1,000 or apintofbeer.
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But it has to be compared with the price of apintofbeerat 45p or a packet of cigarettes at 70p.
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It is perfectly simple to give people apintofbeerwhen they ask and pay for apintofbeer.
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I gave only two examples, the pint of milk and thepintofbeer.
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The nutritional value of a pint of milk, for instance, is far above that of apintofbeer.
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I have always believed that apintofbeerwas apintofbeerand not inches of froth.
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Dominoes is played by very many old people, usually for apintofbeeror the odd shilling.
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