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[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 26: The tri-service may have a few areas that need addressing but when it comes to this preparation [...] they are all over it .
at all over, adj.2
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 89: The number of media journalists trying to catch a flight to Djerba in Tunisia near the north-east border with Libya. Every man and his dog!
at all the world and his wife, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 6: . An Irishman, a shitload of beer, a pair of skis and some steep hills were an almighty combination .
at almighty, adj.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 57: I had a hammock and a basher, a rain sheet to go over where I was sleeping.
at basher, n.2
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 44: Beastings is the endearing term for gruelling and punishing physical training [...] Anything to push you to your limit and beyond, physically and mentally.
at beast, v.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 3: I have a few invisible friends. They had to look after me in shifts, I was that busy. I’m surprised they didn’t look for a pay rise with the big boss over me .
at big boss, the, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 112: I don’t big-time it. I don’t have to. Those who are arrogant think they are good; those who are assured know they are good .
at big time, v.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 6: The number of fights I had with other recruits. You just couldn’t back down or show any weakness. Just go, and go big-style .
at big-time, adv.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 18: I made the schoolboy error of going commando because of the heat; thought it would keep the boys cool under pressure .
at boys, the, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 26: [A] decent man who would come have a brew and sit and chat to you.
at brew, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 25: I was buzzing with the news of getting deployed .
at buzzing (adj.) under buzz, v.1
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 25: I was buzzing with the news of getting deployed .
at buzzing, adj.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 106: [T]he full extent of the car crash that was my home life hit me .
at car crash (n.) under car, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 83: I found out why he was more relaxed as he was putting the fuel into the [...] van: fuel nozzle in one hand and a joint in the other. [...] Well at least I knew the drive would be chilled .
at chilled, adj.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 95: [M]y two associates clicked on to this [i.e. collecting war funds], just organizing it themselves and pocketing the money .
at click, v.3
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 62: The next patrol was out at dark o’clock again. [...] By the time we reached our objective it would be first light in an hour.
at dark o’clock (n.) under dark, adj.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 26: I had an early night and made sure I was going to be sorted early doors tomorrow .
at early doors, adv.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 15: You can dress it up all you want for the 9 to 5ers watching the evening news but war is war, my friend .
at nine-to-fiver, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 39: Lashkar Gah base [...] was buzzing with the fresh meat from the changeover at brigade.
at fresh meat, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 23: High pressure. High rewards. All good in the hood .
at all good (in the hood) (adj.) under good, adj.1
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 89: I’d be [sic] going like the hammers of hell to make this task work .
at go like the hammers of hell (v.) under hell, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 104: I didn’t want to push the PTSD issue to the surface. [...] In hindsight, I was only white-knuckling my recovery .
at white-knuckle, v.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 48: One minute I was sweating, the next shivering. I kept going. Then I vomited. I was in rag order.
at in rag order under rag order, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 28: Judging by the faces on my patrol commanders I had pushed the boat out way too far.
at push the boat out (v.) under push, v.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 75: MOD Whitehall [...] All these ‘remps’ [sic], rear echelon motherfuckers as the US Marines on the front line would call them [...] they’re fattened pigs, protecting their interests.
at r.e.m.f., n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 16: Rock up at some checkpoint in the mountains and bivouac up until morning .
at rock up (v.) under rock, v.3
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 59: It’s the military; rank is rank. Even when it’s against your better judgement, you’ve got to roll with it.
at roll with (the punch) (v.) under roll, v.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 38: The Taliban [...] also needed their own win for their press releases, just like those in Whitehall. Same shit, different country.
at same shit, different day under same, adj.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 6: . An Irishman, a shitload of beer, a pair of skis and some steep hills were an almighty combination .
at shitload, n.
[Ire] J.-P. Jordan Joys of War 85: Gaddafi’s forces would zero in on your position and [...] shells would rain down all over the shop.
at all over the shop under shop, n.1
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