OXFORD 9000
📚 phrase • entry_id 60672

and a partridge in a pear tree

/ænd ə ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ ɪn ə ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
y la abuela • y pare usted de contar
Used at the end of a list of items to emphasize its length.
Her dearly departed husband had left no will. He'd always meant to get around to it, but you know how it is, just kept putting it off. I was to raise Mr. Doughal in front of two la…
Linnie McAllister: ...five boys, six girls, two drivers,... and a partridge in a pear tree.
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