And although starting to talk about problem drug takers and demedicalization, when it came to talking about services, it fell back on the old medically dominated system, what Roger Lewis described as clinics with knobs on.
And the same to you with knobs on!
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with knobs on — with (brass) knobs on British & Australian, humorous if you describe something as a particular thing with knobs on, you mean it has similar qualities to that thing but they are more extreme. Disney World was like an ordinary amusement park with… … New idioms dictionary
with knobs on — With additions. Used in numerous colloquial rejoinders of sarcastic intention, esp. same to you, with knobs on = an abusive or facet, reply to an offensive or teasing remark … A concise dictionary of English slang
with knobs on — adverb : in an especially eminent manner : to an especially notable degree anglophile though the first three pictures were, the new one is more so with knobs on Newsweek whatever problem a town can have … we have it with knobs on Sam Pollock * *… … Useful english dictionary
With knobs on — expression used to add emphasis to a statement: Don t worry, I ll be there, and with knobs on! … Dictionary of Australian slang
with knobs on — Australian Slang expression used to add emphasis to a statement: Don t worry, I ll be there, and with knobs on! … English dialects glossary
with knobs on — British informal to an unusually large degree … English dictionary
with brass knobs on — with (brass) knobs on British & Australian, humorous if you describe something as a particular thing with knobs on, you mean it has similar qualities to that thing but they are more extreme. Disney World was like an ordinary amusement park with… … New idioms dictionary
with (brass) knobs on — Phrs. That and more. Used to emphasise agreement, or as a retort to an insult. E.g. The same to you with knobs on! … English slang and colloquialisms
with (brass) knobs on — Phrs. That and more. Used to emphasise agreement, or as a retort to an insult. E.g. The same to you with knobs on! … English slang and colloquialisms
knobs — a woman s breasts A less common vulgarism than knockers, but again using the same imagery: ... and who do I see in a tight sweater, with knobs like this? (Theroux, 1989) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
