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Smiley’s People choose

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[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 49: Wise, my Aunt Fanny. Bunch of left-wing flannel merchants.
at my Aunt Fanny! (excl.) under Aunt Fanny, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 161: Death, that’s what I’m suffering from [...] the big D.
at Big D, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 171: Darling, get the old soak another drinkie.
at drinkie, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 161: ‘Mud in your eye.’ ‘And in yours, Con,’ said Smiley.
at here’s mud in your eye!, excl.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 49: Wise, my Aunt Fanny. Bunch of left-wing flannel merchants.
at flannel, n.2
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 161: ‘The leech tries to fool me, of course. That’s because he’s a funk.’.
at funk, n.2
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 175: George put the kibosh on the Kirov case.
at put the kibosh on (v.) under kibosh, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 231: Just working it, you see, George [...] Just getting my ducks in a row. Haven’t got your little grey cells.
at little grey cells (n.) under little, adj.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 145: They make up some piece of mickey-mouse.
at Mickey Mouse, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 238: Karla is either smelling a rat or Mikhel has peached.
at peach, v.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 175: Otto Leipzig’s taking us for a ride [...] Kirov’s a plant.
at take for a ride (v.) under ride, n.
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 173: They even have a quick snifter in a café.
at snifter, n.2
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 171: Get the old soak another drinkie, double-quick.
at soak, n.1
[UK] ‘John le Carré’ Smiley’s People 173: Loves him, doesn’t he, Hils? They’re a proper pair of raving whatsits, same as us.
at whatsit, n.
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