Iliff-King phrasebook
definition
up to a point, Lord Copper expression or saying
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Example
”We both adored that show, didn’t we dear?”
”Up to a point, Lord Copper”
Origin
Evelyn Waugh’s 1938 novel Scoop
Collector
Paul H – 1990s
Paul Harrison – spouse of JM
Notes
In the book:
”Let me see, what’s the name of the place I mean? Capital of Japan? Yokohama, isn’t it?”
”Up to a point, Lord Copper.”
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