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Frank Fairlegh (1878) 417: I don’t care two straws about it.at not care a straw, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 417: I don’t care two straws about it. Frank Fairlegh (1878) 278: If this ain’t taking the change out of old Vernor, I’m a Dutchman.at I’m a Dutchman, phr.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 40: Ya’as, you’re about right there, Mr. Lawless; you’re down to every move, I see, as usual.at about right, adj.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 346: He positively refused to face the ladies till he had changed his shooting costume, so I left him up at the Hall to adonize.at adonize, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 80: The Captain began storming at Slipsey, whom he declared himself ready to kick till all was blue.at till all is blue, phr.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 340: His head was adorned with one of those round felt hats, which exactly resemble a boiled apple pudding, and are known by the sobriquet of ‘wide-awakes,’ ‘cos they av’n’t got no nap about ’em.’.at wide-awake, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 130: Well, I thought it was to be a regular case of Herod, and that there would be at least half-a-dozen of them spifflicated, but they all managed to save their bacon.at save one’s bacon (v.) under bacon, n.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 131: As to reading his book, he’d beat the parson himself into fits at it.at beat into fits (v.) under beat, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 130: We came suddenly upon a covey of juvenile blackguards.at blackguard, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 35: Do you know what Lawless meant by the ‘board of green cloth’ this morning? [...] the billiard-table!at board of green cloth (n.) under board, n.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 223: He [...] drove his heels into ‘Tom Trot’ – that’s the new grey horse, sir, if you please – and was out of sight like old boots.at like old boots (adv.) under boot, n.2
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 196: Oh! bother mathematics.at bother, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 147: Don’t stand there winking and blinking like an owl; pull away like bricks, or I’ll break your neck for you. [Ibid.] 411: He’s upstairs, sir; in his room, sir; a-going it like bricks, if you please, sir; you can hear him down here.at like bricks (adv.) under bricks, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 482: You’re a willain, and I could find in my heart to serve you as your precious nephew [...] and his hired bullies have served me.at bully, n.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 215: I [...] caught Wentworth full on the nose, tapping his claret for him, as the pugilists call it, and sending him down like a shot.at tap someone’s claret (v.) under claret, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 224: Mr. Harry [...] called Mr. Archer into his room, and they had a confab.at confab, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 171: ‘Well, that’s cool,’ muttered Lawless.at cool, adj.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 267: Laughing at me, all of ’em, impudent young dogs.at dog, n.2
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 58: I’m so done up, tired as a dog.at done up, adj.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 133: You mean one of those white-muslined young ladies, who is to run in double harness with me, I suppose?at double harness (n.) under double, adj.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 40: Ya’as, you’re about right there, Mr. Lawless; you’re down to every move, I see, as usual.at down to, adj.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 18: Draw it mild, old fellow!at draw it mild!, excl.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 75: March, having come in like a lion, appeared determined [...] and to kick up a thorough dust ere he would condescend to go out like a lamb.at kick up (a) dust (v.) under dust, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 142: She’d eat her head off in a month, and no mistake.at eat one’s head off (v.) under eat, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 165: If she com’d into the room when gentlemen was calling, master would eat her without salt.at eat, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 196: I promised the venerable fish-fag his mother to take especial care of his what do you call ’ums – morals.at fishfag (n.) under fish, n.1
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 329: I heard ye blowing of him up [...] Lor, how I wish I’d been there to see; but I heard ye though – I heard ye a giving it to him.at give it to, v.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 132: I want to introduce you to my mother and the governor.at governor, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 31: It will be ‘hard lines’ upon him if he does.at hard lines, n.
Frank Fairlegh (1878) 13: I was tall for my age, but slightly built, and so thin, as often to provoke the application of such epithets as ‘hop-pole,’ ‘thread-paper,’ &c.at hop-pole, n.
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