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[UK] Brieux [trans.] Damaged Goods in Three Plays (1914) 235: Doctor: To outward appearance they have nothing the matter with them. They are not bad cases [i.e. of syphilis]; they are simply the damaged goods of great human cargo [Simes:DLSS].
at damaged goods under damaged, adj.
[UK] A.A. Milne Dover Road in Three Plays (1922) Act I: Well, of all the damnable things to say —.
at damnable, adj.
[UK] A.A. Milne Dover Road in Three Plays (1922) Act I: It’s interfering of me, damnably interfering.
at damnably, adv.
[UK] A.A. Milne Dover Road in Three Plays (1922) Act I: Dashed rummy sort of hotel!
at rummy, adj.1
[UK] A.A. Milne Dover Road in Three Plays (1922) Act I: (Unconsciously he has shot his cuff, and sees suddenly the note he has made).
at shoot one’s cuff(s) (v.) under shoot, v.
[Aus] A. Buzo Roy Murphy Show in Three Plays 103: Wake up, Col, the dogs are pissing on your bluey.
at pull out, the dogs are pissing on your swag under pull out, v.
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