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Ascent of F6 I ii: The beggars are mad as coots!at mad as..., adj.
Ascent of F6 I ii: The beggars are mad as coots! Ascent of F6 II iv: Ian would be feeling sick as a cat.at …a cat (adj.) under sick as…, adj.
Ascent of F6 I iii: Look here, Ransom; let’s understand each other. I’m not going to talk a lot of blarney to you about England and Idealism.at blarney, n.1
Ascent of F6 I ii: The truth is that we’re under-garrisoned and under-policed and that we’re in a blue funk that the Ostnians will come over the frontier and drive us into the sea.at blue funk (n.) under blue, adj.1
Ascent of F6 I ii: He’s a man and he expects to be ruled by men. He understands strength and he respects it. He despises weakness and he takes advantage of it. Show him the business end of a machine-gun and he —.at business end, the (n.) under business, n.
Ascent of F6 II iii: Chin up! / Kiss me! / Atta Boy! / Dance till dawn among the ruins of a burning Troy!at chin up!, excl.
Ascent of F6 I iii: shawcross: It just happens that I take climbing seriously. You don’t. gunn: All right. Keep your hair on.at keep your hair on! (excl.) under keep one’s hair on, v.
Ascent of F6 I ii: I must congratulate you, Ransom. You’re on to a big thing – a big thing for all of us!at onto, adj.
Ascent of F6 I i: Virtue. Knowledge. We have heard these words before; and we shall hear them again – during the nursery luncheon, on the prize-giving afternoon, in the quack advertisement.at quack, adj.
Ascent of F6 I ii: A dreary little clerk on a dreary little screw – / Can’t you find something proper to do?at screw, n.1
Ascent of F6 I ii: You never know, perhaps one day / Better luck will come our way: / It might be tomorrow. You wait and see. / But, whenever it happens, we’ll go on a spree!at spree, n.
Ascent of F6 II v: My dear, I’m terribly sorry for you. I do understand. But aren’t you being just a teeny-weeny bit morbid?at teensie-weensie, adj.
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