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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin choose

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[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 18: ‘Cup of char and a wad,’ he said. ‘Come again?’ said the proprietor.
at come again!, excl.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 57: ‘Where are you going?’ said Reggie. ‘For a bangers [...] Bangers and mash. Slash.’.
at bangers (and mash), n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 58: Can I go for me hit and piss now?
at hit (and miss), n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 68: ‘Look after me water.’ ‘Water?’ ‘Water blister, sister.’.
at skin-and-blister, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 192: And darts, well, I threw a pretty decent arrow myself, in my day.
at arrow, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 174: Can’t think what came over me. Bad show.
at bad show! (excl.) under bad, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 141: Never had an inferiority complex among the whole bang shoot.
at whole bang shoot, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 106: Been fishing much this year, C.J. old bean?
at old bean (n.) under bean, n.2
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 54: No beating about the bush. Bit of a cock-up on the catering front.
at beat about the bush (v.) under beat, v.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 62: Why the hell did you send me there, you great soft berk?
at berk, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 56: I did biggies in my panties.
at big jobs (n.) under big, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 95: We got bombed and the booze ran out.
at bombed, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 33: ‘Wet botty,’ said Adam.
at bottie, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 113: ‘Bottoms up, Ponsonby,’ he said.
at bottoms up!, excl.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 48: ‘Christ, you’ve got a marvellous pair of Bristols on you,’ would sound crude.
at Bristol Cities, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 158: No more monkey business, Hump!
at monkey business, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 285: That was a chinwag and a half.
at chinwag, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 188: It’s the last one [...] We’re absolutely choc-a-bloc.
at chockablock, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 280: How are you finding things on civvy street?
at civvie street (n.) under civvie, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 63: Who’s the geyser with the boozer’s conk?
at conk, n.1
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 62: One of the cruds told me.
at crud, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 123: I heard rumours you’re giving Joan dick at last.
at dick, n.1
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 93: I wonder if you could come to a little do I’m giving tonight.
at do, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 54: Hullo, droopy-drawers.
at droopy-drawers, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 852: ‘You couldn’t refuse your own dustbin, could you?’ ‘Dustbin?’ ‘Dustbin lid. Kid.’.
at dustbin (lid), n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 107: I could eat a horse.
at could eat a horse (and chase the jockey/rider) under eat, v.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 283: I’m very worried about you, face ache.
at face-ache (n.) under face, n.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 147: I know you’re fed up to the back teeth.
at fed up, adj.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 64: There was a picture of a very young and handsome Jimmy [...] grinning fit to bust.
at fit to bust under fit to..., phr.
[UK] D. Nobbs Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) 110: Cor blimey, all right, I’ll go for a flaming walk.
at flaming, adj.2
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