Where British Phrases Came From
Monday, Aug 24, 2020, 10:22 am
By:
Tony Williams
#11 Lost Their Bottle
We all know what this means, but the phrase comes from the world of bare knuckled boxing where the bottle man was the guy that sat in the corner. However, a boxer had to have one of them in order to continue fighting and if they were being beaten up the bottle man would often leave to stop the fight hence lost their bottle.
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