and no flies

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UKarchaicslangSynonym of and no mistake.
[…] seized by Mr. Stompff, who, scarcely waiting to carry him out of earshot, began, “Well! you've done it up brown this time, my man, and no flies! Your pictures have woke 'em up. They're talking of nothing else. […]
1865, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 513
Synonyms: and no mistake

phraseSynonym of and no mistake.

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