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Three Men in New Suits choose

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[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 56: Little Lizzie Fat-bum there is off to Canada soon.
at fat-arse, n.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 89: The confident young fighting-man, telling the old buffer a thing or two.
at buffer, n.3
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 133: You wake up with a sort of carry-over, you’re still rather gay and cock-eyed. [...] Strictly speaking, I’m still a bit tight.
at carry-over (n.) under carry, v.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 75: My hat, they would, would they?
at my hat!, excl.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 85: More ‘off the record’ talk [...] more global ‘hush-hush’.
at hush-hush, n.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 103: I’ve had enough mauling about and I’m off it. So don’t say I didn’t warn you.
at maul, v.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 123: ‘Pop off, you!’ shouted Eddie.
at pop off, v.1
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 68: They have money to spend – drink, football, pools, dogs, any rubbishy thing they fancy.
at rubbish, adj.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 64: This sodden, pudding-faced tart, old before her time.
at sodden, adj.
[UK] J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 76: Tootle off, and don’t forget to tell me tomorrow about about this fella.
at tootle, v.1
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