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Wives and Lovers choose

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[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 211: He didn’t like the sound of the five hundred dollar deal. He and Hazel could be left holding the bag.
at hold the bag, v.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 129: ‘Naturally I didn’t tell her about you — she’s death to men anyway’.
at death on, adj.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 177: ‘The doctor thinks maybe I’ll have twins.’ ‘Holy cats!’’.
at holy cats! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 171: ‘Holy catfish!’.
at holy catfish! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 155: ‘The old biddy [...] told me [...] that she didn’t keep a house and that she wasn’t a madam’.
at house, n.1
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 171: ‘Jesus Murphy!’.
at Jesus!, excl.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 203: ‘My land, you aren’t even dressed proper!’.
at land, n.1
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 203: ‘You just skiddoo on home and go to bed’.
at skidoo, v.
[US] M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 205: ‘He may come to life and want to dance and make whoopee’.
at make whoopee (v.) under whoopee, n.
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