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blood's worth bottling
An expression of strong admiration for someone's courage, character or worth.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “blood's worth bottling” means an expression of strong admiration for someone's courage, character or worth.
Where it came from
The AIF glossary records 'blood's worth bottling' as a phrase of admiration, and ANDC identifies it among Australian idioms associated with the First World War.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical