'ark at 'ee

Definitions

1. Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it.
   informal
2. Used to draw attention to something or someone.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“‘Look⟳ at that water! No wonder⟳ Duddle said he wouldn’t dare take⟳ the raft down this way; it’s dreadful!’ / Togget pointed ahead. ‘Yurr oi think⟳ et wursens yonder, ’ark at ee roaren et makes!’”

“‘Is that you … Bristol George?’ ‘Ark at ’ee – Bristol George, hah! Jus’ George, laaad jus’ George.’”

“Then a lady came into the shop⟳ and saw⟳ the T-shirts and said ‘ark at ee’ so that was the next one we did.”

“Ark at ee, it’s our old friend MARK⟳ ‘NOT THAT ONE’ OWEN, the moribund boss of troubled equine charity HorseWorld!”

CEFR level