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[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 231: It’s a rum thing [...] that I can follow that radio bloke a fair treat.
at treat, a, adv.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 300: How the blazing hell do you know?
at blazing, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 285: ‘You’re looking ill.’ ‘I’m feeling bloody.’.
at bloody, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 126: Must we undress this unpleasant old blot?
at blot, n.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 50: Run a line of chalk round the body and get the bluebottle in there to ring for the mortuary-van.
at bluebottle, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 133: What’s in your mind, you sly old box of tricks.
at box of tricks (n.) under box of..., n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 75: I thought those two he-he boys were certainly hitting up the atmosphere.
at he-he boy, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 302: I know what you’re like now [...] A little bit of bloody Brummagen.
at Brummagem, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 31: Can it, Pringle.
at can it (v.) under can, v.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 122: Why, he thinks I’m the sandfly’s garters. [Ibid.] 211: Well, ain’t you the clam’s cuticle!
at cat’s whiskers, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 122: Why, he thinks I’m the sandfly’s garters.
at cat’s pyjamas, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 143: He’s a very cool hand is monsieur.
at cool hand (n.) under cool, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 208: He’s a wise coon!
at coon, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 80: It’s some sissy dope [...] Invalid Port. One half per cent alcohol.
at dope, n.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 210: Heroin? Snow? Who’s doping in this crowd?
at dope, v.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 274: Rita said it was her opinion the mistress was half-dopey most of her time.
at dopey, adj.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 303: Dopey! [...] For the first time in six months I’m not more or less doped.
at dopey, adj.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 215: What about that little drip Claude?
at drip, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 81: They don’t fan a man neater than that in the States.
at fan, v.1
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 178: Desiccated, tittuppy, nice old fuss-pot.
at fusspot, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 74: Here we go grubbing along – however.
at grub along (v.) under grub, v.2
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 241: I’m not myself. My nerves are all to hell.
at all to hell under hell, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 275: ‘Hell’s boots!’ said Alleyn.
at hell’s bells! (excl.) under hell, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 211: It’ll all come out what the Australians call ‘jakealoo’.
at jakeloo, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 203: He gave it a polite once-over.
at once-over, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 32: ‘Nasty little bit of work,’ thought Nigel.
at piece of work (n.) under piece, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 299: Alleyn may talk queeny, but he’s doped that out.
at queeny, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 190: I guess we’re the Simps from Simpleton.
at simp, n.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 251: Pringle’s soaked to the back teeth in drugs.
at soaked, adj.
[UK] N. Marsh Death in Ecstasy 133: It’s a sticky business, this.
at sticky, adj.1
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