1923 D.H. Lawrence Kangaroo 364: Look at ’em, and you’ll see they’ve got good, heavy-weight sit-upons [...] Greedy fat-arses, mates if you’ll pardon the vulgarity for once. Greedy fat-arses.at fat-arse, n.
1923 D.H. Lawrence Kangaroo 375: Cripes, there’s nothing bucks you up sometimes like killing a man—nothing. You feel a perfect angel after it.at buck up, v.2
1923 D.H. Lawrence Kangaroo 317: ‘Police!’ snarled Jack. ‘Bloody Johnny Hops!’ [Ibid.] 373: It’s our boys who’ve got things in hand. And handed them over to the Hops.at john hop, n.
1923 D.H. Lawrence Kangaroo 365: They’ve got more greedy brains in the seats of their pants than in their top storeys.at top piece (n.) under top, adj.