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[US] Scranton Tribune (PA) 31 May 4/3: ‘Ain’t she a beaut?’ Drawing his diploma from his bosom, he showed that he spoke truly.
at beaut, n.1
[US] Scranton Trib. (PA) 18 May 11/5: ‘Blow my dickey,’ said he, ‘give it a name, guv’nor!’!
at blow my dickey!, excl.
[US] Scranton Tribune (PA) 28 Dec. 10/1: ‘Am I a deserter, sure enough?’ asked Little Billy [...] ‘You took Dutch leave’.
at Dutch leave (n.) under Dutch, adj.1
[US] Scranton Trib. (PA) 24 Dec. 4/3: if the culprit [...] knows he has been discovered [...] he immediately proceeds to do a disappearing act.
at do a/the disappearing act (v.) under disappearing act, n.
[US] Scranton Trib. (PA) 9 Jan. 2/3: He appeared on the stage wearing ‘canal-boat’ shoes.
at canal boat, n.1
[US] Scranton Trib. (PA) 29 Oct. n.p.: [headline] Nothing to Indicate That the Road Will be Controlled by the Pennsey.
at Pennsy, n.
[US] Tribune (Scranton, PA) 7 Mar. 12/3: [He] made a detour on the mess line when strawberries (prunes) were being ladled out.
at army strawberries (n.) under army, n.2
[US] Tribune (Scranton, PA) 11 Nov. 5/7: ‘They thought they were being clever and taking care of number one’.
at take care of number one, v.
[US] Tribune (Scranton, PA) 17 Apr. 4/1: He szneers at art galleries and the limp-wristed young men, whom [sic] [...] preside over them.
at limp-wristed, adj.
[US] Tribune (Scranton, PA) 19 Feb. 8/4: If they believe we should continue with the status quo, let them say so, and let the tail go with the hide.
at let the tail go with the hide (v.) under tail, n.
[US] Tribune (Scranton, PA) 12 Apr. 11/6: When [TV] documentaries set out to prove a point they’ll bust a gusset to make it sound convincing .
at bust a gusset (v.) under bust, v.1
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