[Drinking] Buying a beer for a mate who's running late.....

[Diablo]

Standard. Also for paying up front for another pint for YOURSELF.

if buying a round for four and Fred not empty. Three pints and one in the bin for Fred !!

 

[Easy 10]

Isn't it lovely when you walk into a pub and the barman says "you've got one in the bin mate"
"Oh cheers. Who from ?"

Marvellous.

 

[Easy 10]

Surely "one in the wood"?

This reminds me of a phrase my sister-in-law said to me last year when I walked into the living room - "Put the wood in the hole!"

I was a bit nonplussed, until she said it means to shut the door. NEVER heard of it.

 

[Yes Chef]

You need to find a new job

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Also for paying up front for another pint for YOURSELF.

Or even better getting your mate to pay up front for another pint for yourself. Known as putting one in the barrel for Ron. Later on

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Standard pub expression, also used by the landlord sometimes "would you like a drink?", "Cheers, I'll stick one in the bin and grab it later"

 

[Bakero]

Heard it many times and I haven't even been living in the UK for the last 10 years.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Never heard it before.

 

[Originunknown]

Standard practice in the battlecruiser.
Also used when buying someone a drink who isn't late but they already have one on the go, stick it in the bin to avoid being double parked.

 

[Brighthelmstone]

This reminds me of a phrase my sister-in-law said to me last year when I walked into the living room - "Put the wood in the hole!"

I was a bit nonplussed, until she said it means to shut the door. NEVER heard of it.

My old man uses that a lot, usually preceeded with ' were you born in a bloody barn?'

 

[vegster]

I have used it for many years, when you had small local pubs with a small staff it was a regular thing. Maybe not so common when in "superpubs" with rolling student staff these days swamped with customers. Like when you would cadge a fag of someone you would cadge two with "one for Ron "...… Later On.

 

[Nathan]

Not heard of that, more common was 'one in the woods'.

 

[BBassic]

Used in various locals over the years, for sure.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Used it many times!

 

[Wellesley]

I once asked a barman to put one in the bin. (Save for later)

He looked at me like I was ments.

No, it was because you were only wearing a pair of underpants which you had on back to front and a pair of dirty plimsolls on your ears. That's why I thought you were ments.

 

[SK1NT]

Never heard of it and i go to many a pub.. weekly.

Like it though... I usually just text and ask them what they want and have it on the table for when they get there... to be fair i am usually the one that's late though.

I would be reluctant to use the phrase though incase someone like me who didn't understand the phrase literally poured the pint ive paid for into the bin.

 

[narly101]

Thanks NSC i knew i could count on you. It's the people I work with obvs, but what also worried me was that a barman at my local didn't know what it was either - he was about 21 so probably his age, but nevertheless....

 

[Munkfish]

Were these people under 25? Morons.

 

[narly101]

Were these people under 25? Morons.

No - they're all in the 40's or older which made me doubt myself.

 

[Gritt23]

Had an argument at work where no one has heard of the phrase "can you put a pint in the bin for <insert name here> he/she's running late".

Over to NSC to see if this is just me

Not heard it as "in the bin" but have certainly heard "in the pump".

As said elsewhere, I think it's very much down to the type of establishment and how busy it is. Quiet pint in your local, absolutely. Busy night in town, it's just not going to happen. If they are having to keep up who's next, it's a bit much to have them leave one in the pump for your mate.