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[UK] Dly Herald 9 July 4/3: In the course of writings by Labourists and Socialists one [...] sees phrases which can only be characterised as sneers at the ‘cuff and collar brigade,’ — the clerks.
at cuff-and-collar brigade (n.) under cuff, n.2
[UK] Dly Herald 12 May 6/2: It was all over in quick sticks and all the men [...] went back to work.
at in quick sticks (adv.) under quick sticks, adv.
[UK] Dly Herald 29 May 4/1: [headline] The Double Shufflers [...] a deal between the crowd in office and the crowd out of office, whereby they can divide the spoils between them.
at shuffler, n.2
[UK] Dly Herald 16 June 1/6: Servants [...] complained of being known [...] as ‘so and so’s skivvy’.
at skivvy, n.2
[UK] Dly Herald 15 Oct. 5/6: Now Billy Hughes was a Prime Minister [...] the most caricatured man in Diggerland [...] the Australian Press was on his side. Even the dear old Bulletin was, but the ‘Bully’ has changed its politics lately.
at Bully, n.
[UK] Dly Herald 15 Oct. 5/6: Now Billy Hughes was a Prime Minister [...] the most caricatured man in Diggerland [...] the Australian Press was on his side. Even the dear old Bulletin was, but the ‘Bully’ has changed its politics lately.
at Diggerland, n.
[UK] Dly Herald 15 Oct. 5/6: In spite of all this the Bruce party lost with knobs on.
at with knobs on under knob, n.
[UK] Dly Herald 21 Apr. 5/5: Stuffed Monkey. If you like a spicy almond flavour, you will vote this unusual pastry a huge success.
at stuffed monkey, n.
[UK] Daily Herald (London) 5 Aug. 8/4: List of busmen’s slang phrases . . . Anchors (Brakes) .
at anchor, n.
[UK] Dly Herald 2 Dec. 16/7: [advert] They Never cal her ‘Skinny Lizzie’ Now.
at skinny Liz (n.) under skinny, adj.
[UK] Dly Herald 19 Oct. 7/4: ‘You have committed the most wilful and blackguardly perjury,’ said Mr Justice Stable.
at blackguardly, adj.
[UK] Dly Herald 15 June 3/6: [advert for Harpic lavatory cleaner] Secret of the Smallest Room.
at smallest room (in the house) (n.) under small, adj.
[UK] Dly Herald 26 Sept. 6/5: If things are going well, my father says, ‘It’s all Sir Garnet’.
at all Sir Garnet, phr.
[UK] Dly Herald 17 Apr. 8/7: [advert] The Super Trim [i.e. razor] tidies your sideboards.
at sideboards (n.) under side, adj.
[UK] Dly Herald 7 Mar. 2/6: [headline] ‘Sink me,’ say Sub. Men.
at sink me! (excl.) under sink, v.
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