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be mother Jan 29th 2012, 05:41 Verb: ← Older revision Revision as of 05:41, 29 January 2012 Line 5: Line 5:   # {{idiomatic|British}} To [[pour]] [[out]] [[tea]] for [[others]].   # {{idiomatic|British}} To [[pour]] [[out]] [[tea]] for [[others]].   #: ''Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I '''be mother'''?''   #: ''Ah, here are the cakes and tea; shall I '''be mother'''?''   + #* '''2009''', Kate Atkinson, ''When Will There Be Good News?'', page 277   + #*: They went to a cafe and had afternoon tea. 'Shall l '''be mother'''?' Marcus said, lifting a utilitarian brown teapot, all cosied up in something that looked like a bobble hat.   + #* '''2012''', Betty Neels, ''The Final Touch''   + #*: ''''Be mother''', will you, Charity? Teile and Letizia have a watered-down version.' So they had a pleasant tea, although Charity kept an anxious eye on the clock, keen not to outstay her welcome.       ====See also====   ====See also====

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