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The Fighting American choose

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[US] S. Crane ‘Santiago’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 408: You needn’t be so up-in-th’-air, need ye?
at up in the air (adj.) under air, n.
[US] S. Crane ‘Santiago’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 397: What th’ piper do you know about th’ Spaniards, you fat-headed Dutchman.
at what the piper? under piper, n.4
[US] (con. WWI) C. Venable ‘An Argonne Raid’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 474: Nonsense! Buck up!
at buck up!, excl.
[US] (con. WWI) C. Venable ‘An Argonne Raid’ in Mason Fighting Amer. (1945) 474: They would [...] put him in some dinky little job back at division.
at dinky, adj.2
[US] (con. WWI) C. Venable ‘An Argonne Raid’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 477: Those two lads of mine are whales with hand grenades.
at whale, n.
[US] (con. WWI) C. Venable ‘An Argonne Raid’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 481: How about that can of Willie you pinched off that dead machine-gunner?
at willie, n.2
[US] (con. WWI) Wharton ‘The Squad in Action’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 507: Holy, jumpin’ Joshua, but it’s awful out there!
at jumping Jehoshaphat!, excl.
[US] (con. WWI) Wharton ‘The Squad in Action’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 511: ‘Marzaluk’s knocked off,’ and he points to the body.
at knocked off, adj.2
[US] (con. WWI) J.P. Marquand ‘Good Morning, Major!’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 435: Rise and shine, young gentleman.
at rise and shine!, excl.
[US] (con. WWI) L. Nason ‘Among the Trumpets’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 459: Ninety per cent o’ this here raggedy-pants cadet outfit ain’t never been on a horse before.
at ragged-arsed, adj.
[US] (con. WWI) J.W. Bellah ‘Fear’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 445: It helped buck him up to think about it.
at buck up, v.2
[US] (con. WWI) J.P. Marquand ‘Good Morning, Major!’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 434: You second-chop shavetail!
at first chop, adj.
[US] (con. WWI) L. Nason ‘Among the Trumpets’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 468: Who was his dog-robber last year?
at dog-robber, n.
[US] (con. WWI) J.W. Bellah ‘Fear’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 443: They fed you up on poobah at your training ’drome.
at drome, n.
[US] (con. WWI) J.P. Marquand ‘Good Morning, Major!’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 430: We are through with the [...] pink teas and kissing the girls good-bye at those hostess houses.
at pinktea, n.
[US] (con. WWI) J.W. Bellah ‘Fear’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 443: Slick up a bit and come into my hutch [...] Dinner in half a tick.
at slick (oneself) up (v.) under slick, v.
[US] (con. WWI) L. Nason ‘Among the Trumpets’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 460: That’s a great way to treat an officer and an ally. Give him a star-gazin’ goat [horse] like that!
at star-gazer (n.) under star, n.1
[US] (con. WWI) J.W. Bellah ‘Fear’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 449: The Army to him had meant young wastrels swanking the Guards’ livery in the boxes of theatres.
at swank, v.
[US] (con. WWI) J.P. Marquand ‘Good Morning, Major!’ in Mason Fighting American (1945) 426: Don’t be so up-stagy just because you have one of those what-you-may-call-’ems on your shoulders.
at upstage, adj.
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