sod that for a game of soldiers

A form of sod this for a game of soldiers — Expressing exasperation or impatience with a situation.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of sod this for a game of soldiers.

    I'm supposed to say, 'What's wrong, Mam, what have I done?' but sod that for a game of soldiers.

    2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, →ISBN, page 4
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    Was she seeing another side of Douglas? The slick businessman, with a patronising air for those less experienced than he was? Well, sod that for a game of soldiers!

    2008, Ann Purser, Warning at One, →ISBN

    I can't help thinking that 99.9% of people would take one look at it, say 'Sod that for a game of soldiers'. and give up on their grand plans to start a bank.

    2012, Dave Fishwick, Bank of Dave: How I Took on the Banks, →ISBN, page 97
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APA

sod that for a game of soldiers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sod%20that%20for%20a%20game%20of%20soldiers

MLA

“sod that for a game of soldiers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sod%20that%20for%20a%20game%20of%20soldiers. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sod that for a game of soldiers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sod%20that%20for%20a%20game%20of%20soldiers.

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