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    six of the best

    US /sɪks əv ðə best/

    ・

    UK /sɪks əv ðə best/

    C2
    idm.A form of punishment involving six strokes, often with a cane.
    He got six of the best after breaking school rules.

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    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • East Sussex countryside where sadly the Normans gave the Saxons six of the best?

      East Sussex countryside where sadly the Normans gave the Saxons six of the best?

    • Given that visitors to London who wish to see two sides chucking things at each other are already very well catered for by the gallery in this chamber, can I ask the Prime Minister to put in a very good word for Battle Abbey in East Sussex, where viewers can not only see the tapestry but look through the window and see the rolling East Sussex countryside, where sadly the Normans gave the Saxons six of the best?

      Given that visitors to London who wish to see two sides chucking things at each other are already very well catered for by the gallery in this chamber, can I ask the Prime Minister to put in a very good word for Battle Abbey in East Sussex, where viewers can not only see the tapestry but look through the window and see the rolling East Sussex countryside, where sadly the Normans gave the Saxons six of the best?

    B1