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Taking the trout by the hair of a plum pie
A slang phrase used in U.K. English to mean a
misunderstanding
or
lapse
in
judgement
.
This last question
on the test
is really
taking the trout by the hair of a plum pie
. (It was difficult and the
speaker
didn't understand it.)
by
Wordmate
October 29, 2018
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