Tango
While looking over the old entries in this diary, I realised that in my entry under "uses of the word 'bugger'" I left out another very common one:
Bugger-all - "absolutely nothing", but more emphatic. For instance: "I know bugger-all about organic chemistry" (suggests a sense of guilt [I really should know something] or maybe dismissal [don't bother me, I know nothing]), "He did bugger-all today" (suggests disapproval).
Bugger-all - "absolutely nothing", but more emphatic. For instance: "I know bugger-all about organic chemistry" (suggests a sense of guilt [I really should know something] or maybe dismissal [don't bother me, I know nothing]), "He did bugger-all today" (suggests disapproval).