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My Grandmother and I choose

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[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 164: The old Guvnor knew a thing or two and brought off a double.
at know a thing or two, v.
[UK] (con. c.1930) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 198: It fits a treat.
at treat, a, adv.
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 6: Such a stupid bread-and-butter letter from Ada Wilkins.
at bread and butter letter (n.) under bread-and-butter, adj.
[UK] (con. 1920s) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 148: He and Dan are as thick as thieves.
at ...thieves under thick as..., adj.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 160: Tell the cook to ruddy well fry some bangers and eggs and bacon.
at banger, n.3
[UK] (con. c.1920) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 107: ‘Off to act in the the-ayter on the Sabbath?’ chaffed the conductor, slapping my behind.
at behind, n.
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 21: Blast the blinkin’ bell.
at blast, v.1
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 64: ’E’ll be ticketyboo for dinner.
at tickety-boo, adj.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 177: Crikey, we don’t want tea. I brought a case of bubbly from the club.
at bubbly, n.
[UK] (con. c.1920) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 104: Sometimes a haughty one, sneering over her notebook, would say in a loud voice: ‘You don’t want to bust yourself do you?’.
at bust, v.1
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 163: Is this your caboodle in the hall?
at caboodle, n.
[UK] (con. c.1930) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 207: A little drop of sherry and a little drop of cham!
at cham, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 172: Why don’t we get a char?
at char, n.1
[UK] (con. 1920s) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 127: Blimey, old cock, it ain’t ’alf ’eavy.
at old cock, n.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 169: It sounds so unlike a crush at Lady Perrick’s.
at crush, n.1
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 19: ’Ark at you, all la-di-da!
at la-di-da(h), adj.
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 18: It’s a dead-alive place in the winter.
at dead alive (adj.) under dead, adj.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 177: How-de-do.
at howdy do, phr.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 180: It was some story about the Guvnor being a bit of a dog and seducing his favourite model, Emma Warkins.
at dog, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 166: I want a snifter before I doss down.
at doss down (v.) under doss, v.
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 55: As if them dratted things was any good.
at dratted, adj.
[UK] (con. c.1920) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 92: ‘Is the cat all right? It looks very swollen.’ ‘Expecting as usual.’ said Helen.
at expecting, adj.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 178: ‘The Eyeties’ art is A.1,’ announced Papa.
at Eyetie, n.
[UK] (con. c.1920) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 116: What a fag! I wish we hadn’t got to do it.
at fag, n.2
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 174: The little poodle-faking ass wanted to give me an injection.
at poodle-faker, n.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 169: Some ruddy poodle-faking, interfering fool has mucked up my blueprints!
at poodle-faker, n.
[UK] (con. c.1918) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 31: I hope you’re not a fusspot.
at fusspot, n.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 164: The old Guvnor knew a thing or two.
at guvnor, n.
[UK] (con. 1920s) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 143: You are kicking up a shindy! You won’t ’arf cop it.
at not half, phr.
[UK] (con. c.1928) D. Holman-Hunt My Grandmothers and I (1987) 168: ‘Hell’s bells!’ roared Papa.
at hell’s bells! (excl.) under hell, n.
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