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effing and blinding

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effing and blinding  (British & Australian informal)
swearing angrily
Usage notes: Effing here represents the letter 'F' as a way of avoiding saying 'fuck' or 'fucking'. Blinding comes from an old-fashioned phrase 'Blind me!'
I could hear Bill effing and blinding as he tried to repair the washing machine.
See also: and, blind


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The Duchess, 49, said: "The hoodies I spoke to thought I was a toffee-nosed git and were effing and blinding.
The hoodies I spoke to thought I was a toffee-nosed git and were effing and blinding.
I don't advocate effing and blinding - unless you're in labour - but sometimes when you've been cut up on the motorway, you've burned the tea and the gas bill's just arrived only a bout of good old fashioned Anglo Sas xon will do.
 
 
 
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