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Billy Bunter at Butlins choose

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[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 1: Billy Bunter did not care a straw.
at not care a straw, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 157: We’ll have you back in Camp in two shakes of a frog’s whisker!
at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 208: ‘All serene,’ said Bob.
at all serene, adj.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 36: Troubles in Central Africa, and the latest back-chat from Moscow, were merely a drone in his ears.
at backchat, n.1
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 172: Bob, as usual, was full of beans.
at full of beans (adj.) under beans, n.3
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 214: ‘Beats me,’ said Bob.
at beats me! (excl.) under beat, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 137: Coker put all his beef into that kick, and Coker had a tremendous amount of beef.
at beef, n.1
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 85: Blessed if I see anything to cackle at!
at blessed, adj.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 213: It’s not yours, you blitherer!
at blitherer, n.1
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 119: You blithering bloater, he would be half a mile away with your wallet by this time.
at blithering, adj.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 119: You blithering bloater.
at bloater, n.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 110: ‘Oh! Ow! My boko! Wow!’ His hand went to his nose.
at boko, n.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 168: I know you’ve got it about you, young Fat Jack of the Boneyard.
at boneyard, n.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 32: Oh, bother Quelch!
at bother, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 109: Like your cheek to butt in here at all, in my Holiday Camp.
at butt in, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 39: No, don’t buzz off for a minute, Bunter.
at buzz off, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 54: I said I don’t want any cheek!
at cheek, n.2
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 167: I might knock that fat chivvy of yours right through the back of your head.
at chivvy, n.2
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 55: Just chuck it, see?
at chuck it!, excl.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 119: You dropped it when we collared you.
at collar, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 208: It’s a fair cop, and I ain’t giving no trouble.
at fair cop, n.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 209: We know he’s got it, and we’re going to make him cough it up.
at cough up, v.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 188: One of them was the fat ‘covey’ who had that wallet in his pocket.
at covey, n.2
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 19: Oh, crumbs! I – I mean no, sir.
at crumbs!, excl.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 45: Why Bob Cherry had cut up rusty, Bunter did not know.
at cut up (a) rusty (v.) under cut up, v.1
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 39: ‘Cut!’ he said briefly [...] ‘Hook it!’.
at cut!, excl.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 5: I’m jolly well not going to Uncle Carter’s for the hols, to wash his dashed dishes.
at dashed, adj.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 213: What the dickens —.
at what the dickens!, excl.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 83: But that artful dodge, on his own, was impracticable.
at dodge, n.
[UK] ‘Frank Richards’ Billy Bunter at Butlins 34: He wouldn’t blame a fellow for chipping in to help a man who was downed by a footpad.
at down, v.3
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