1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 155: ‘Right you are,’ he said to the sudden hum of the dial tone, for Mei-ping had rung off.at right you are!, excl.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 55: You made it plain as day you didn’t want to know. But why bite his nose off like that?at bite someone’s nose off (v.) under bite, v.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 40: ‘What’s yours, squire?’ ‘Pint of brain damage.’.at brain damage (n.) under brain, n.1
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 182: But I’m a dur-brain. Would you mind repeating the conditions?at dur-brain, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 143: How many sorts are there, Bunt? Use your loaf.at use one’s loaf (v.) under loaf (of bread), n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 192: Betty was muttering ‘Bumhole’ as Bunt went through the house to see whether Wang had stolen anything.at bumhole, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 87: ‘Must celebrate properly’ was all he said, but Bunt knew what he meant: a bust, a blow-out, a knees-up, more.at bust, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 20: She still did not like Chinese people [...] and she never stopped calling them ‘Chinky-Chonks’.at chinky-chonks, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 52: Here I am chin-wagging and I fancy you want your beer.at chinwag, v.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 25: Betty gambled at Happy Valley and Sha Tin, but never recklessly. ‘Just a flutter.’.at flutter, n.1
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 202: Hung was looking froggy and solemn now that the deal was on the verge of closing.at froggy, adj.2
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 69: Not too far from cape Verde [...] One of the fuzzy-wuzzy countries.at fuzzy-wuzzy, n.1
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 88: The fish heads, the pig’s feet, the spongy tripe, the tendons, fifteen courses of this glop were not unusual.at glop, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 208: There won’t be any money. And that’s not the half of it.at not the half of it, phr.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 135: They were all paper-hangers, the Chinese in Hong Kong, check-kiters and price-grubbers and pay-gougers.at paper hanger, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 135: They were all paper-hangers, the Chinese in Hong Kong, check-kiters and price-grubbers and pay-gougers.at kiter (n.) under kite, v.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 193: ‘I was going to give him a going-away present,’ Bunt said. ‘A knuckle sandwich,’ Betty said.at knuckle sandwich (n.) under knuckle, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 122: As they hunted for a passport, or a meal ticket, or a way out, they were all reaching hands and twitching fingers.at meal ticket, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 198: She’s chuffed [...] She’s over the moon.at over the moon (adj.) under moon, n.
1997 P. Theroux Kowloon Tong 54: You tell him, Mr Hung, while I spend a penny.at spend a penny (v.) under penny, n.