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The chants centred on the manager's trial next month on charges of cheating the public revenue – charges he vigorously denies – and Redknapp was so riled that midway through the second half he responded with what appeared to be an "up-yours" gesture that brought even more raucous denunciationfrom the fans.
Tottenham's Harry Redknapp gestures at Rovers fans over trial taunts 2011
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She performs Piece Of Me, the impressively defiant up-yours she released at the height of her public breakdown, backed by footage of guns and hand grenades.
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Rather he is wanted by it, and part of the play is his up-yours disrespect.
Regina Weinreich: Jerusalem on Broadway: No Trip to the Holy Land Regina Weinreich 2011
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I just love that she did this, a big fat up-yours to those who most needed it.
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Rather he is wanted by it, and part of the play is his up-yours disrespect.
Regina Weinreich: Jerusalem on Broadway: No Trip to the Holy Land Regina Weinreich 2011
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In plain words, it's an up-yours to the cocky youth culture that often writes us off.
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And it would send a thundering up-yours to the Washington establishment that turned its back on him.
Rolling Thunder 2008
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He gave his old high school chum an up-yours salute with his glass and took a swig.
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down Sherrilyn Kenyon 2005
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I give her my most syrupy-sweet, lovey-dovey, up-yours smile.
Sweetblood Pete Hautman 2003
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Cops were used to seeing people look at them, but there were citizen looks and then there were the "up-yours" looks.
State Of War Clancy, Tom 2003
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