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beg-pardonnoun Australian / NZ informal1An apology.Maybe there are too many beg-pardons in County cricket....- At the outset, he passes other philosophers with barely a beg pardon to make a big call, which is that truth has a higher value than any of the other transcendent principles.
- Men, women and children hurried past her, some crashing into her without so much as a 'beg pardon.'
1.1 (usually in phrase no beg-pardons) A concern for politeness or restraint: there were no beg-pardons and matches were fought out fiercely...- Later today, there'll be no beg-pardons as they battle North Footscray for a place in the semifinals.
- They would have played hockey and soccer, in matches with no beg-pardons, but also no players to writhe about on the ground with feigned injury.
- It's a ruthless game, but we make no apologies, take no prisoners, offer no beg-pardons, and love a good night's sleep as much as the next person.
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