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The Devils’s Diplomats choose

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[UK] Operator 1384 Devil’s Diplomats 173: the General banging his table with his fist and barking out orders to which nobody paid heed, Levine swearing like a good ’un .
at like a good ’un (adv.) under good ’un, n.
[UK] Operator 1384 Devil’s Diplomats 27: [as interrog.] ‘I warn you, McCann, that Sidi is a dangerous man with a knife,’ smiled Levine. ‘You’re telling me?’.
at you’re telling me!, excl.
[UK] Operator 1384 Devil’s Diplomats 256: ‘This is where we start work, Mac,’ I said. [...] ‘The Major said we were to get busy as soon as we were clear of the town.’ ‘O.K.,’ grinned McCann. ‘Watch my smoke!’ .
at watch my smoke (excl.) under smoke, n.
[UK] Operator 1384 Devil’s Diplomats 27: ‘Kim on, you big stiff! Where’s the dope store?’.
at big stiff (n.) under stiff, n.1
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