Quote:
Originally Posted by murg
They're not asking for the top brick.
They're asking for middle and bottom bricks. That makes releases a game of Jenga.
|
Maybe "the top brick off the chimney" is not as widely known as I thought - my family used a lot as in "what do you expect, the top...". Dates from 1819 in writing, so its borderline regency cant, basically means asking for something out of reach, unreasonable, impossible. Ngram reports little used since the 1940's.
If someone asked me for the bottom brick they wouldn't get it - might result in the chimney tumbling down... poor chimney... on their head... poor them
OK, so now I know what a Jenga is, not a bruvver of a Ninja.
BR