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The Man Who Found Himself choose

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[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 94: I shall sound like someone who’s a bit batchy.
at batchy, adj.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 79: Tha’s been ‘avin’ a rare crack wi’ them old fellers.
at crack, n.1
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 73: Proper la-di-da chap ’e wear an’ all.
at la-di-da(h), adj.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 104: Where the dickens did Jane find the feller?
at dickens, the, phr.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 131: Ah, here’s the lad with the doings.
at doings, n.1
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 84: Not ovver mooch polish, Mr. Briscoe, plenty o’ elber grease and – lastly – a spot of – spit!
at elbow grease, n.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 142: Well, what shall I do? Ride him to Rawson on the flapper bracket of the bike?
at flapper bracket (n.) under flapper, n.2
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 94: ‘Gosh!’ he murmured.
at gosh!, excl.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 139: Aye – tha’s been at it agean, seemly! [...] Ah ’ope tha walloped ’im this time!
at at it under it, n.1
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 100: Aye, Ah’ll bet those cost a mint!
at mint, n.1
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 71: It was the accepted thing [...] to order whiskies and sodas, to ‘stand your corner’ and ‘push the boat out’ readily and generously.
at push the boat out (v.) under push, v.
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 190: Mister Briscoe has the rats proper.
at rat, n.1
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 105: Not a bad chap; respectful, listens to what you say, didn’t shove his oar in every second.
at shove one’s oar in (v.) under shove, v.
[US] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 71: It was the accepted thing [...] to order whiskies and sodas, to ‘stand your corner’ and ‘push the boat out’ readily and generously.
at stand one’s corner (v.) under stand, v.2
[UK] N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 92: I wasn’t speaking the truth – I was trying to swank.
at swank, v.
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