on about -
Opposition, the -
outhouse -
Oy!
on about
You're not still talking about that, are you?
"Yeah - yer not still on abou' that, are yeh?"
- Hagrid (PS14)"Either explain what you're on about or go away, Malfoy."
- Hermione to Draco (GF11)
Opposition, the
The principal party opposed to the governing party in the
British Parliament
(NSOED).
"I must say, you're taking it a lot better than your predecessor. He tried to throw me out the window, thought I was a hoax planned by the opposition." (HBP1)
outhouse
U.S.: outbuilding, such as a garden shed. Not intended to
refer to an outdoor latrine!
Dumbledore pointed toward a run-down stone outhouse where the Weasleys kept their broomsticks. (HBP4)
Oy!
An exclamation, usually used to attract attention (as in
"Oy, come and look at this!"). Derived from
"Oyez", which is used by town criers to call
attention. The origin is the Old French for 'hear'.
