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[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 61: Tucking it under your arm like a brolly is a good idea.
at brolly, n.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 25: You’re going to lose your place in the team if you don’t buck up.
at buck up, v.2
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 32: Well held – Billy Butterfingers!
at butterfingers (n.) under butter, n.1
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 165: Mr. Dobson [...] gave it a clout that sent it soaring away.
at clout, n.2
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 69: One, for sure, sir!
at for sure!, excl.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 26: That would look like running away – as if he was a funk.
at funk, n.2
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 103: He had some reason to believe Tony a coward [...] for by funking fast bowling Tony had helped to give Conway the victory.
at funk, v.2
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 69: If you were not such an undersized little rat I’d give you the biggest hiding you have ever had.
at hiding, n.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 106: ‘Go and eat coke!’ he snapped.
at go (home) and eat coke! (excl.) under home, n.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 68: He [...] muffed it because of the sun in his eyes.
at muff, v.1
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 165: It was a real sizzler, and he never looked like getting his bat to it.
at sizzler, n.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 69: You should be a detective instead of swotting up for a research chemist.
at swot, v.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 28: ‘Tough luck,’ sympathised Tony.
at tough luck (n.) under tough, adj.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 96: Then, [...] keep thy silly trap shoot. The game’s nowt to do wi’ thee.
at keep one’s trap shut (v.) under trap, n.1
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 105: Walloped it when it deserved to be walloped.
at wallop, v.
[UK] P. Pringle Boy’s Book of Cricket 67: ‘It was a lovely whack,’ he declared.
at whack, n.2
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