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six of the best |
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six of the best (British & Australian, old-fashioned) if you give someone six of the best, you punish them by hitting them, usually on their bottom with a long, thin stick. Many teachers are faced with finding an alternative to six of the best for pupils who regularly break the rules. |
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The doctors say that it is all up with the old dear unless some food is got into him, but as he lies in bed with a revolver on his coverlet, and swears he will put six of the best through anyone that comes near him, there's been a bit of a strike among the serving-men. |
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