Difference between revisions of "Tap up his bier"
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* '''take up his bier:''' lift up his coffin | * '''take up his bier:''' lift up his coffin | ||
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| + | * '''tap:''' a peg or stopper on a cask; hence, to "tap up" = "to close or secure with a stopper" | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 11 July 2006
- top up his beer: fill his glass of beer up to the top
- take up his bier: lift up his coffin
- tap: a peg or stopper on a cask; hence, to "tap up" = "to close or secure with a stopper"
