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Liza of Lambeth choose

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[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 25: ‘You little so-and-so!’ said Liza, somewhat inelegantly, making a dash at him.
at so-and-so, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 97: When she comes in ’e start bangin’ ’er abaht.
at bang, v.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 62: Oh, she’s barmy.
at barmy, adj.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 77: Yer don’t think I’d ’ave come aht beanfeastin’ with yer if I ’adn’t liked yer?
at beanfeast (n.) under bean, n.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 20: It’ll be a regular beeno.
at beano, n.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 68: You bet your boots there won’t be no one there.
at bet one’s boots (v.) under bet, v.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 3: ‘Good biz; ’ere’s an organ!’ cried half a dozen people.
at good biz! (excl.) under biz, n.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 75: Well, I am busted! [Ibid.] 76 : Garn! You are a bloomin’ cuckoo, I’m blowed!
at I’ll be blowed! (excl.) under blowed, adj.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 15: I’ll make yer a good ’usband, Liza, swop me bob, I will. [Ibid.] 103: If she dares ter touch a ’air of your ’ead, swop me dicky I’ll give ’er sich a ’idin’ as she never ’ad before!
at s’elp me bob!, excl.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 108: Give ’er one on the boko.
at boko, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 58: She was on the booze yesterday, an’ she ain’t got over it.
at on the booze under booze, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 44: Well, I believe I’m boozed.
at boozed, adj.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 45: ‘Puddin’ fice!’ she cried. ‘Kite fice!’ ‘Boss eye!’.
at boss-eye, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 120: ’Ave a little drop more, Liza [...] it do buck yer up.
at buck up, v.2
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 7: You buck up; give us a tune that’s got some guts in it!
at buck up, v.2
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 4: Come on Florrie, you and me ain’t shy; we’ll begin, and bust it. The two girls took hold of one another [...] and they began to waltz.
at bust, v.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 27: Bust it, I don’t go on the spree every day!
at bust it! (excl.) under bust, v.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 17: Wot with the work I ’ave ter to do lookin’ after you [...] and goin’ aht charring besides.
at char, v.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 50: I don’t feel too chirpy neither.
at chirpy, adj.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 22: My royal ’ighness ’as got the collywobbles.
at collywobbles, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 24: It was pretty cool, considerin’ like as I didn’t know yer.
at cool, adj.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 43: ‘I don’t ’old with such foolishness. It’s wiste of money ter me,’ she said. ‘Na then, don’t crack on, old tart,’ remarked her husband.
at crack on, v.2
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 87: You’re all barmy on the crumpet.
at barmy on the crumpet (adj.) under crumpet, n.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 29: Well, I’m dashed!
at dash, v.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 8: ‘I’m abaht done,’ said Sally, blowing and puffing.
at done, adj.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 4: I say, ain’t she got up dossy?
at dossy, adj.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 20: They’ve got drag startin’ from the ‘Red Lion’ that’s goin’ down ter Chingford.
at drag, n.1
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 56: Well, it fair frightened my old man.
at fair, adv.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 69: Yer know, Liza, I love yer – fit to kill.
at fit to kill under fit to..., phr.
[UK] W.S. Maugham Liza of Lambeth (1966) 36: Go’ lummy! [...] that was something like!
at gor!, excl.
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