Meaning of stone the crows | Babel Free

Definitions

Generalized expression of surprise or amazement, or just for emphasis.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial

Examples

““Why, stone the crows! I′ll look yous up,” sez ′e. / “I need some friends: I ain′t got wife nor chick.””

“The he pinched himself to make sure he was really awake, "Stone the crows!" he said softly. "Stone the crows!"”

“So I says to meself: stone the crows, I′m a doomed man, might as well shoot through. It was cyclone time, see, and there′s been flash floods and this rock as big as a house has gone.”

“‘Stone the crows,’ I whispered in sheer relief.”

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