Dziwne zwroty: "LOCK EM N PREE"

Koło Uniwersytetu of East London, porozwieszane są tabliczki z dziwnymi zwrotami, które trudno było mi odgadnąć: - Lock Em N Pree - Joan of arc - Chicken Jalfrezi - Rosie Lee = tea - Ronnie and Reggie - Cream Crackered = Knackered - dog and bone = phone - Jollof Rice - - Horse N Carrige - Pete Tong - April Showers - Duck and Dive - Chew the fat - Ball of chalk = talk - Scooby Doo ChatGPT-4o nie miał z tym kłopotów: In Cockney rhyming slang, phrases are often used where a word or phrase is replaced with a rhyming phrase, and sometimes just the first part of the rhyming phrase is used. Here are the meanings: 1. **Lock Em N Pree** – Lock and Key (TV) 2. **Joan of Arc** – Lark (laugh, joke) 3. **Chicken Jalfrezi** – Crazy 4. **Rosie Lee** – Tea 5. **Ronnie and Reggie** – Veggie (vegetarian) 6. **Cream Crackered** – Knackered (tired) 7. **Dog and Bone** – Phone 8. **Jollof Rice** – Advice (also sometimes used just for "rice") 9. **Horse N Carrige** – Marriage 10. **Pete Tong** – Wrong 11. **April Showers** – Flowers 12. **Duck and Dive** – Hide Other phrases: - **Chew the fat** – Have a chat or a conversation - **Ball of chalk** – Walk - **Scooby Doo** – Clue (as in "I haven't got a Scooby" meaning "I haven't got a clue") These interpretations are based on the rhyming slang tradition, where the connection may sometimes be more contextual than direct.