A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
- (foll. By in, into) thrust (a sharp object); prod or nudge.
- (foll. By into, through, under) make one's way by digging. —n. - piece of digging.
- thrust or poke.
- colloq. Pointed remark.
- archaeological excavation.
- (in pl.) Colloq. Lodgings. dig one's heels in be obstinate. Dig in colloq. Begin eating. Dig oneself in 1 prepare a defensive trench or pit.
- establish one's position. [old english]
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