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[UK] B. Pym Excellent Women (1994) 311: ‘Hullo! You look like a wet week at Blackpool,’ Sister Blatt’s jolly voice boomed out.
at like a wet week under like a..., phr.
[UK] B. Pym Excellent Women (1994) 272: ‘Oh, they’ll go like hot cakes,’ said Winifred; ‘there’s always competition to buy them.’.
at like hot cakes under hot, adj.
[UK] B. Pym Excellent Women (1994) 265: I remembered many sticky church functions which might have been improved if somebody had happened to open a bottle of wine.
at sticky, adj.1
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