1954 D. Cecil Lord M. 180: Already, when William IV lay dying, the Princess had taken the opportunity to have a blazing row about Conroy with her mother.at blazing, adj.
1954 D. Cecil Lord M. 153: The marriage had always been a dog-fight. Neither husband nor wife had the self-control to keep their wrongs to themselves.at dog-fight (n.) under dog, n.2
1954 D. Cecil Lord M. 321: [H]e was forced inescapably to [...] face the fact that he was now old and infirm and on the shelf, with nothing to look forward to except death.at on the shelf under shelf, n.2
1954 D. Cecil Lord M. 138: These stiff, grave, conscience-ridden divines were disconcerted indeed to find themselves being tackled as to their views on the Virgin Birth or the Apostolic Succession.at tackle, v.