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In reply to:W for a shilling = double you for a shilling (betting)
That's what I always thought too - up until the moment I posted it on this Board, when I realised (a) I've never heard anyone actually say 'double you for a [insert monetary unit]' - the betting phrase is 'double or nothing'; and (b) I have heard plenty of mendicants say 'trouble you for a [insert monetary unit]'.
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