Question

on your bike

Accepted Answer

go awaytake action – British informalThis became a catchphrase in 1980s Britain when it was used as an exhortation to the unemployed to show initiative in their attempt to find work. It was taken from a speech by the Conservative politician Norman Tebbit in which he said of his unemployed father : He did not riot, he got on his bike and looked for work. go awaytake action – British informalThis became a catchphrase in 1980s Britain when it was used as an exhortation to the unemployed to show initiative in their attempt to find work. It was taken from a speech by the Conservative politician Norman Tebbit in which he said of his unemployed father : He did not riot, he got on his

Unemployed Work Bike Action British Informal Catchphrase 1980s