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Magnet 20 June 15: You’ll get all the police you want in something less than two shakes of a sheep’s tail.at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
Magnet 20 June 15: You’ll get all the police you want in something less than two shakes of a sheep’s tail. Magnet 22 Feb. 11: For Wharton he did not care a pin.at not care a pin, v.
Magnet 7 Mar. 3: Oh, don’t get your back up against Quelch!at get one’s back up (v.) under back, n.1
Magnet 13 June 15: The girl – she was a bad lot she was sure.at bad lot (n.) under bad, adj.
Magnet 15 Feb. 9: Did you see him bash me with the camera?at bash, v.
Magnet 22 Feb. 3: Biff! Harry Wharton’s hand clenched and shot out.at biff!, excl.
Magnet 14 Mar. 14: Come out from under that bed, so that I can give you another biff.at biff, n.1
Magnet 22 Feb. 2: You cheeky young blackguard.at blackguard, n.
Magnet 29 Feb. 8: Have you made some fearful bloomer?at bloomer, n.2
Magnet 15 Feb. 3: Then here goes for your boko!at boko, n.
Magnet 13 June 10: Oh, rats! You’re not going to kick the bucket yet.at kick the bucket, v.
Magnet 22 Feb. 10: Shut up, you greedy young codfish!at codfish, n.
Magnet 7 Mar. 3: Well, that is coming it strong, and no mistake.at come it strong (v.) under come it, v.1
Magnet 7 Mar. 11: It caught me a cosh on the boko.at cosh, n.
Magnet 13 June 4: You’ve been done, Bob!at do, v.1
Magnet 7 Mar. 8: He’s done in [...] He won’t last longer than this round.at done in, adj.
Magnet 29 Feb. 11: What makes you think that Vaseline has gone off his dot?at go off one’s dot (v.) under dot, n.5
Magnet 7 Mar. 12: ‘By Jove, you are well fixed!’ Bob Cherry remarked as Harry Wharton turned out a half-sovereign and a dozen silver coins.at fixed, adj.1
Magnet 7 Mar. 5: Tell us where he is, or we’ll wipe up the mud in the close with you!at wipe the floor (with), v.
Magnet 20 June 2: Oh, get off!at get off!, excl.
Magnet 13 June 16: Frank Dennis had not gone under without making a fight of it.at go under, v.
Magnet 15 Feb. 3: He received a good hammering.at hammer, v.1
Magnet 22 Feb. 4: He has to hang out here to keep you fellows from getting drunk of a night.at hang out, v.1
Magnet 22 Feb. 10: It was certainly ‘hard cheese’.at hard cheese (n.) under hard, adj.
Magnet 20 June 2: Keep your head shut, then!at keep one’s head shut (v.) under head, n.
Magnet 20 June 2: ‘Oh, go and eat coke!’ said Nugent.at go (home) and eat coke! (excl.) under home, n.
Magnet 29 Feb. 15: But I did think you were a real jannock; true all through.at jannock, n.
Magnet 29 Feb. 16: Jerusalem! We’ll get no grub!at Jerusalem!, excl.
Magnet I 1: ‘Ker-woosh!’ ejaculated the junior, as he sprawled on the floor over Harry Wharton’s legs. ‘What’s that in the way?’.at kerwoosh! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
Magnet 15 Feb. 6: ‘Ker-woosh!’ ejaculated the junior, as he sprawled on the floor.at ker-, pfx
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