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The Constant Gardener choose

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[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 340: On secondment from the Min of Ag and Fish.
at ag, n.1
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 415: This is where the rich Anglos mow their lawns and wash their cars.
at anglo, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 500: Arrested him. Extracted a voluntary confession. He came up before the beak last week.
at beak, n.1
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 407: There’s this crazy Boer who runs a food station [...] Bit of a God-thumper.
at bible-thumper (n.) under bible, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 501: When did you ever put on your best suit, trolley round to the Blue Boys’ headquarters [...] ?
at blue boy, n.2
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 473: They get huffy when it’s suggested to them that the old place ticks over rather better when they’re not in it.
at huffy, adj.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 271: Leap in a car? Drive like Jehu to the High Commission, wave the letter at me, march me in to Porter?.
at jehu, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 475: ‘Wife well?’ ‘Gloria’s fine.’ ‘Kiddiwinks?’ ‘Fine.’.
at kiddiwink, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 478: Did you make up to Ghita Pearson while you were dancing with her at Elena’s party, or not?
at make up to (v.) under make, v.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 275: I’ve landed myself with a five-star mega-creep with the hots for me.
at mega, adj.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 500: They put the muzzle on that brother of hers all right.
at put the muzzle on (v.) under muzzle, n.1
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 477: Groping her tits. Pressing his nasty up against her crotch.
at nasty, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 275: I’m still the same ruthless bitch who likes leading men around on a string even when they’re super-creeps.
at super, adj.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Constant Gardener 501: When did you ever put on your best suit, trolley round to the Blue Boys headquarters, and accuse them of mounting an orchestrated cover-up and taking Kenny K’s shilling for their trouble?
at trolley, v.
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