RE: [IFWP] "Bottle?"

[Ivan Pope]

I'm not sure where it comes from, but we use it in the phrase 'losing your
bottle' or 'having the bottle'.
Ivan

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Lovell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:01 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [IFWP] "Bottle?"


At 12:19 PM 3/15/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi all ---
>
>It's British slang, and it means "courage."

Ah! There must be an excellent etymylogical story behind that!

Bill Lovell