The work puts him in contact with...men who offer dating advice like 'If she's old enough to bleed, she's old enough to breed' and 'If there's grass on the field, I say it's time to play ball.Grass refers metaphorically to female pubic hair.
Doyle (2007a) 199 Cf When they are BIG enough, they are old enoughand Old enough to BLEED, old enough to breed."
Overheating of the secondary winding had vaporised the circulating oil in the transformer tank and the vapour had passed into the conservator tank, which was not adequately vented to the atmosphere; increasing internal pressure then lifted the tank cover, allowing vapour to escape.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:grognard.
Mac turned to the bed and pulled a handful of Nokias from the bag. 'We need those charged,' said Mac as he headed off to find the communal shower block.
