spit-and-sawdust

(British)

a spit-and-sawdust pub (= type of bar that is found in Britain) is dirty and untidy and is not modern or attractive (always before noun) There are one or two spit-and-sawdust pubs in the town centre but nothing remotely trendy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alisa	ah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)	Russian, Finnish
Jerzy	YE-zhi	Polish
Marita (1)	mah-REE-tah (German), MAH-ree-tah (Finnish)	German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish
Kaiden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
Chares	-	Ancient Greek
Zebedaios	-	Biblical Greek