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TURKEY, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year
1599
Diet's Dry Dinner
G4
I know not how it happened (as he merrily saith) that herisie and beere came hopping into England both in a yeere.
1643
Chronicle
Henry VIII 66
About [1524] .. it happened that divers things were newly brought into England, whereupon this Rime was made: ‘Turke[y]s, Carps, Hoppes, Piccarell [young pike], and Beere, Came into England all in one yeere.’
1906
Puck of Pook's Hill
235
We say—‘Turkey, Heresy, Hops, and Beer Came into England all in one year.’
1979
Observer
16 Dec. 56
‘Turkeys, heresies, hops and beer All came to England in the one year’ says the rhyme, but the Romans gave us hops.
innovation
TURN about is fair play
1755
Life of Captain Dudley Bradstreet
338
Hitherto honest Men were kept from shuffling the Cards, because they would cast knaves out from the Company of Kings, but we would make them know, Turn about was fair Play.
1854
Handley Cross
xviii.
‘Turn about is fair play,’ as the devil said to the smoke-jack [an apparatus for turning a roasting spit].
1979
Peripheral Spy
iv.
Since turn about is fair play, let me tell you about the additions to my knowledge.
1986
Tourist Trap
xi.
‘And if you hear anything about Les, you'll let me know, won't you?’ ‘I'II be glad to. But turn-about's fair play—if
you
hear something, will you let me know?’
1997
Washington Post
4 Sept. C1
Last year, the Orioles benefited from everything that is fun, unfair and stupid about baseball's current playoff system. This season, The Orioles may suffer a severe case of Turnabout Is Fair Play.
fair dealing

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