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[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 15: The mice try to talk big about one of their progenitors who delivered a lion from the meshes of a net.
at talk big (v.) under big, adv.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 190: He goes on the bust at once, so to speak, and flicks his tail about, and stands on his hind legs, and eats something that he was never meant to eat.
at on a bust under bust, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 31: Drat that silly old birthday of mine! We always say ‘drat’ instead of ‘bother’.
at drat!, excl.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 200: I cannot think that I robbed the world of any ‘bright particular star’ when I ‘dowsed his glim,’ as he would have expressed it.
at douse someone’s glim (v.) under glim, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 192: Take my advice and don’t cross the herring-pond.
at herring pond (n.) under herring, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 57: I had always been my mother’s favourite child [...] it meant extra washings and less chance of going away on my own hook.
at on one’s own hook under hook, n.1
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 50: Here I am [...] talking to a kiddy like you, and knowing all the time that you are young and foolish, while I am old and sensible.
at kiddy, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 57: The others were larking about and falling into mischief and other troubles.
at lark, v.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 185: Lordy, how ill I was for two days!
at lawdy!, excl.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 190: I tell you, old pal, and I believe you will agree with me.
at pal, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 52: Dirty, untidy little pig!
at pig, n.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 159: I did not particularly mind their abuse, though they pitched it pretty strong.
at pitch, v.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 14: If you were told that ‘last to bed’ did not have to ‘put out the light,’ but very likely got his light put out – that is to say, got spiflicated himself – you would be in a much greater hurry to get into bed.
at spiflicate, v.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 185: They put down a slow poison, which a dog or cat can throw up, [...] but which will certainly kill a rat, just because he cannot vomit.
at throw up, v.
[UK] G.M. Hewett Rat 4: And then ‘whang comes something’ – half a brick or a great stick.
at whang, n.1
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