'There's more life in a tramp's vest'

Posted by Victora S Dennis on July 17, 2005

In Reply to: 'There's more life in a tramp's vest' posted by JP on July 17, 2005

: Could anyone tell me what is the meaning of the phrase 'There's more life in a tramp's vest'?

The presumption is that a tramp's vest is full of insect life, e.g. lice, fleas and so on.