1954 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.
1954 M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 129: ‘Naturally I didn’t tell her about you — she’s death to men anyway’.at death on, adj.
1954 M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 177: ‘The doctor thinks maybe I’ll have twins.’ ‘Holy cats!’’.at holy cats! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
1954 M. Millar Wives & Lovers (2016) 171: ‘Holy catfish!’.at holy catfish! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
1954 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
1954 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.