- better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper
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a situation that could be considerably worse and hence one should be grateful
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper
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better than a slap in the face with a wet kipper / fish — Phrs. Expresses that a situation could be considerably worse, hence one should be grateful … English slang and colloquialisms
