Fair Treat

English translation: an utter delilght; a very great delight; the utmost delight

13:48 Jan 17, 2014

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: Fair Treat

The quotations are from Kipps, a British novel published in 1905.

After an accident:
"I was coming down hill, you know," explained the bicyclist. "These little Folkestone hills are a Fair Treat. It isn't as though I'd been on the level. I came rather a whop."

Kipps criticizes a "farcical comedy" and Chitterlow praises his criticism:
"And the way you picked up every point in that scene, my boy, was a Fair Treat!"

Cansel22
Türkiye

Selected answer:an utter delilght; a very great delight; the utmost delight

Explanation:
Fair in this case is be used as an adjective as defined here:

: being such to the utmost : utter <a fair treat to watch him — New Republic>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair

A treat is a delight, or a delightful special event, as in "It is a great treat to be able to go to the shore and swim"

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an utter delilght; a very great delight; the utmost delight

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well done / to be admired

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peer agreement (net): +2

fair treat well done / to be admired

Explanation:
Somewhat dated English slang. Cockney I think.

DLyons
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fair treat

an utter delilght; a very great delight; the utmost delight

Stephanie Ezrol
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