one of His Majesty's bad bargains

English

Etymology

Suggesting that the soldier is not worth the pay he receives.

Noun

one of His Majesty's bad bargains (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, rare) An incapable (sick, etc) or incompetent soldier.

Synonyms

References

[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “One of His Majesty's bad bargains”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.

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