1929 N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 94: I shall sound like someone who’s a bit batchy.at batchy, adj.
1929 N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 79: Tha’s been ‘avin’ a rare crack wi’ them old fellers.at crack, n.1
1929 N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 73: Proper la-di-da chap ’e wear an’ all.at la-di-da(h), adj.
1929 N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 104: Where the dickens did Jane find the feller?at dickens, the, phr.
1929 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.
1929 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
1929 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
1929 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.
1929 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.
1929 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
1929 N. Jacob Man Who Found Himself (1952) 92: I wasn’t speaking the truth – I was trying to swank.at swank, v.