not for toffee
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not be able to do something for toffee Brit. — not be able to do something for toffee Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something. → toffee … English new terms dictionary
someone can't do something for toffee — someone can’t do something for toffee informal old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing how bad someone is at doing something I can’t swim for toffee. Thesaurus: not skilful or ablesynonym Main entry: toffee … Useful english dictionary
toffee — noun a kind of firm or hard sweet which softens when sucked or chewed, made by boiling together sugar and butter. Phrases not be able to do something for toffee Brit. informal be totally incompetent at doing something. Origin C19: alt. of taffy … English new terms dictionary
Mackintosh's Toffee — is a candy created by John Mackintosh. Mackintosh opened up his sweets shop in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1890, and the idea for Mackintosh s Toffee, not too hard and not too soft, came soon after. In 1969, Mackintosh s merged with rival… … Wikipedia
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
Moffat toffee — with accompanying paper bag Moffat toffee is not a traditional toffee but a boiled sweet made in the Scottish town of Moffat. The confection is notable for its tangy but sweet centre which gives the sweet its unusual flavour. The Moffat Toffee… … Wikipedia
Sponge toffee — Sponge toffee, also known as honeycomb or cinder toffee Sponge toffee is a sugary confection with a light, rigid, sponge like texture. The main ingredients are typically brown sugar, corn syrup (or molasses or golden syrup in the Commonwealth)… … Wikipedia
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found … Wikipedia
Chattanooga Choo Choo — For the 1984 film, see Chattanooga Choo Choo (film). For the hotel and convention center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, see Terminal Station (Chattanooga). Chattanooga Choo Choo Chattanooga Choo Choo cover Song by The Glen … Wikipedia
Protein adulteration in the People's Republic of China — refers to the adulteration and contamination of several food and feed ingredients with inexpensive melamine and other compounds such as cyanuric acid, ammeline and ammelide. These adulterants can be used to inflate the apparent protein content of … Wikipedia
Butterscotch — is a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar syrup, butter, cream, and vanilla. The ingredients for butterscotch are similar to toffee; the major difference is that the sugar is boiled to the soft crack stage for butterscotch and the hard… … Wikipedia
