You can't make me do the washing up after I did all the cooking - it's just not cricket!
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
It's Just Not Cricket — Infobox Single Name = It s Just Not Cricket Artist = The Twelfth Man Album = It s Just Not Cricket A side = B side = Released = 1984 Format = EMI Recorded = 1983 1984 Genre = Comedy Length = Label = EMI Writer = Billy Birmingham Producer = Billy… … Wikipedia
That's (just) not cricket! — It s/That s (just) not cricket! British & Australian, humorous something that you say when you think something someone has said or done is not right or not fair. You can t make me do the washing up after I did all the cooking it s just not… … New idioms dictionary
not cricket — (informal) Not fair and sporting • • • Main Entry: ↑cricket * * * not cricket british informal old fashioned phrase not fair or socially correct Thesaurus: unfairsynonym … Useful english dictionary
not cricket — Phrs. Unacceptable or unfair behaviour. E.g. I mean, it s just not cricket is it? Knowing that a meal contained beef fat and not telling a vegetarian until after they d eaten it. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
cricket — Cricket is a bat and ball summer game with elaborate ‘laws’ and terminology baffling to outsiders but very clear to initiates. It is played, under two ‘umpires’, by two teams of eleven on a level ‘pitch’ of closely mown turf twenty two yards… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Cricket — A bowler bowling to a batsman. The paler strip is the cricket pitch. The two sets of three wooden stumps on the pitch are the wickets. The two … Wikipedia
Cricket in World War Two — Cricket in England in World War Two was all but non existent due to the absence of many players and the austerity measures introduced. The 1939 cricket season in England, during which the 8 ball over was introduced and the wicket widened from 8… … Wikipedia
Cricket in World War II — Cricket in England in World War II was all but non existent due to the absence of many players and the austerity measures introduced. The 1939 cricket season in England, during which the 8 ball over was introduced and the wicket widened from… … Wikipedia
Cricket in film and television — Cricket, though one of the most popular sports in the world, has not seen the popularity that other sports have seen in the film and television industry. There are very few cricket themed movies and mini series. Contents 1 Cricket themed 1.1… … Wikipedia
Comparison of cricket and baseball — Cricket and baseball are the best known members of a family of related bat and ball games. While many of their rules, terminology, and strategies are similar, there are many differences some subtle, some major between the two games. Other present … Wikipedia
