"It`s just not cricket"?
2006-08-17 06:38:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
means ... It's just not fair.
2006-08-17 06:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by Pat R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cricket is a popular team sport in Britain. "Not cricket" means "not according to the rules" or, by implication, not fair.
2006-08-17 07:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not follow the etiquette conventions of English upper-class society.
These conventions are largely meaningless so it is impossible to know when or how you might breach them. And when you do, it will be met with a cool "Oh, really" or "I see", you will only know when your daughter is not invited to her classmate's birthday party. Horrible lot. Vive La Revolution.
2006-08-17 07:45:51 · answer #3 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not following the rules - it's improper.
2006-08-17 07:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋