1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 218: ‘All serene,’ said Miss LaFosse casually.at all serene, adj.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 97: ‘My Holy Aunt!’ breathed Miss LaFosse.at my aunt! (excl.) under aunt, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 146: Michael went on a blind and when the bobby was trying to run him in for being drunk and disorderly he socked him one.at blinder, n.3
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 127: ‘Cheese it,’ said Tony.at cheese it!, excl.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 111: ‘Guinevere,’ said Miss LaFosse, ‘meet Tony, a pal of mine’ [...] ‘Have a confab.’.at confab, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 146: I thought he might have cooled off before he came out.at cool off, v.2
1938 W.D. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 150: ‘Ugh!’ thought Miss Pettigrew, disappointed. ‘Not what it’s cracked up to be.’.at not all it’s cracked up to be under crack up, v.1
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 178: ‘I went to a doctor,’ said Rosie gloomily. ‘Damn his eyes. White meat. Chicken! I ask you?’.at damn (someone’s) eyes! (excl.) under damn, v.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 23: He’s liable to beat the daylight out of me.at beat the (living) daylight(s) out of (v.) under daylights, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 34: You musn’t mind Nick’s language [...] It’s just like you or me saying ‘Oh bother,’ or ‘drat it’.at drat, v.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 71: ‘Mud in your eyes,’ said Miss Dubarry.at here’s mud in your eye!, excl.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 23: I haven’t taken any yet. If I did, Michael might see. There’s no flies on Michael.at no flies on..., phr.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 220: I banked on the fact that Nick would funk it.at funk, v.2
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 115: Holy suffering mackerel! Where are we now?at holy mackerel!, excl.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 159: Miss Pettigrew would grow so enthralled at hearing this inside dope on ‘How the other half lives’ she would be momentarily sidetracked.at inside dope (n.) under inside, adj.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 216: You naughty girl. You giddy old kipper. Where have you been?at kipper, n.1
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 233: Now, Guinevere, you mustn’t work too hard [...] I can’t have you knocking yourself up.at knock up, v.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 64: ‘What’s the full label?’ asked Miss LaFosse [...] ‘Pettigrew,’ said Miss Pettigrew. ‘Guinevere Pettigrew.’.at label, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 133: ‘Lord love you, no,’ said Miss La Fosse, shocked.at lord love...!, excl.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 143: That calls for a pick-me-up. I want a drink.at pick-me-up, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 127: ‘Well,’ said Miss LaFosse cheerfully, ‘you have had one over the eight.’.at one over the eight under one, n.1
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 149: He plonked a whiskey bottle on the table.at plonk, v.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 70: Perhaps you’ll mix your own [...] Everyone to their own poison, I always say.at poison, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 149: Miss Pettigrew brought glasses. ‘Say when,’ said Michael.at say when under say, v.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 121: ‘The dear things,’ she thought sentimentally.at thing, n.
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 121: Just a lover’s tiff. Forgotten as soon as they saw each other again.at tiff, n.2
1938 W. Watson Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2000) 182: ‘What’s yours?’ asked Tony. ‘I will have,’ said Miss Pettigrew, ‘a small glass of sherry, thank you.’.at what’s yours?, phr.