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[Aus] K.S. Prichard ‘Marlene’ in Mann Coast to Coast 25: Being half-and-half, it’s a roof over her head Mrs Jackson wants.
at half-and-half, n.
[Aus] Barnard ‘Dry Spell’ in Mann Coast to Coast 156: ‘Where’s that?’ I felt an insatiable curiosity. ‘Back o’ beyond.’.
at back of beyond (n.) under back, adv.
[Aus] H. Drake-Brockman ‘Price’ in Mann Coast to Coast 48: It’d been right enough at first, quite all right that every bean should go back into the land.
at bean, n.1
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 129: The silly little bitch accosted a plain-clothes man. Can you beat it? My Christ, I was mad!
at can you beat it? under beat, v.
[Aus] H. Drake-Brockman ‘The Price’ in Mann Coast to Coast 51: ‘Mum,’ his reproach met her, ‘you’re a beaut! Where’ve you been?’.
at beaut, n.1
[Aus] K. Tenant ‘A Bargain’ in Mann Coast to Coast 41: Why, you dirty, rotten, bludging, little mongrel!
at bludge, v.
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 212: There were parcels of ‘blueys,’ rolled in towels, all over the place.
at bluey, n.1
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 232: I’ll always remember as a good sight, seeing Don get chucked out of the Ballarat and carted off to the boob.
at boob, n.1
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 127: Ah, break it down, feller.
at break it down, v.1
[Aus] H. Drake-Brockman ‘The Price’ in Mann Coast to Coast 55: ‘Spoilt young b’s’, he muttered, but with no rancour to it.
at bugger, n.1
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 209: If they drop their bundles they’re gone a million.
at drop one’s bundle (v.) under bundle, n.1
[Aus] D. Davison ‘Return of the Hunter’ in Mann Coast to Coast 108: Lying out in front it had been his habit to go over these things ruminatively, chewing a quiet cud of satisfaction.
at chew the cud, v.
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 129: The silly little bitch accosted a plain-clothes man. Can you beat it? My Christ, I was mad!
at Christ!, excl.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard ‘Marlene’ in Mann Coast to Coast 22: ‘He’s gone up-country’, George said. ‘You mean, he’s in jail. What’s he been up to now?’].
at go up-country (v.) under country, n.
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 124: Can’t you see that’s just what the d’s are playing for?
at D, n.2
[Aus] D. Stivens ‘A Bum Actor’ in Mann Coast to Coast 14: ‘He wanted one you couldn’t open from inside.’ ‘Dinkum?’ the clerk asked.
at dinkum, adv.
[Aus] V. Palmer ‘Josie’ in Mann Coast to Coast 2: It’s dip. The nurse said it was dip.
at dip, n.4
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 124: ‘O.K., Tony,’ said Joe. ‘What’s doing?’.
at what’s doing?, phr.
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 227: There was a big, noisy mob in the bar. There were a lot of chaps [...] arguing or singing or just emptying pots and looking dopey.
at dopey, adj.1
[Aus] K.S. Prichard ‘Marlene’ in Mann Coast to Coast 25: If the trooper comes round somebody’ll be getting into trouble for selling Charley pinkeye again.
at pink-eye, n.
[Aus] D. Davison ‘Return of the Hunter’ in Mann Coast to Coast 100: A man might fluke it, you know.
at fluke, v.2
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 216: I was a bit drunk [...] sweating with a tight belt and a little bit fuzzy.
at fuzzy, adj.
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 132: ‘Well, he’s got his,’ he said indifferently.
at get one’s (v.) under get, v.
[Aus] K.S. Prichard ‘Marlene’ in Mann Coast to Coast 29: The girl’s eyes smiled back at her. ‘I been going with two or three boys in town.’.
at go with, v.
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 121: ‘God stiffen you,’ said Joe, good-humouredly.
at God stiffen us! (excl.) under God, n.1
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 214: ‘Like to come to a party?’ [...] ‘She’ll be a good ’un,’ promised O’Connor.
at good ’un, n.
[Aus] H. Drake-Brockman ‘The Price’ in Mann Coast to Coast 47: Your trouble, missus [...] your trouble is imaginitis!
at -itis, sfx
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 207: Lofty was only kidding them along.
at kid along (v.) under kid, v.
[Aus] G. Casey ‘Short Shift Saturday’ in Mann Coast to Coast 207: Lofty was only kidding them along.
at lofty, n.
[Aus] Howard ‘Heat’ in Mann Coast to Coast 131: D’you think I don’t know it’s hot. Strike me bloody blind!
at strike me blind! (excl.) under strike me...!, excl.
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