I haven't seen Billy in years and I don't know why he decided to have a night on the tiles on Sunday.

Banks really must have had a night on the tiles, Annie thought, pursing her lips and tapping her pen against the side of her thigh.

"Been out on the tiles all night.

We're going down the rubbers and we're going to pull some scrubbers because we're out on the tiles."

What was all that that Mrs. Dogsbody was saying at lunch about you and her being out on the tiles last night?"

It goes "I've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles.

My poor old leg was aching from where I'd bruised it the night before getting a few lumps in on account of Beast Painter being out on the tiles.