Larry Dooley

dated slang A physical beating. The phrase initially referred to famed Australian boxer Larry Foley. It is unclear how the name Larry Dooley came to be used instead. Primarily heard in Australia. Please, I could give that scrawny twerp a Larry Dooley if I really wanted to.

See also: Dooley, Larry

See also:

give (someone) a Larry Dooley
Dooley
give (someone or something) Larry Dooley
be as happy as Larry
(as) happy as Larry
happy as Larry
step it up
step up
(as) dumb as a post
dumb as a post

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