1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 184: Had it fallen into the petrol it would probably have been all up with Miss Runcible.at all up with under all up, adj.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 133: I say, I’ve met an awful good chap called Miles. Regular topper.at awful, adv.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 102: ‘See the beaver with the medal,’ said Humility to Faith.at beaver, n.1
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 37: After the war my people give me the bird, yes, but they throw my Prime Minister out of the window.at give someone a/the (big) bird (v.) under bird, n.2
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 97: Blooming shame that they’re so religious ... wasting the best years of their lives.at blooming, adj.1
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 35: They gave him the boot after the war.at give someone the boot (v.) under boot, the, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 10: At first they had rather a jolly time about it, saying, ‘What ho, she bumps.’.at what ho, she bumps!, excl.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 128: I’m going to come back to England and have a real old bust.at bust, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 115: He sent down a chit that none of the people who’re bringing actions against the paper can be mentioned again.at chit, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 67: If you’re a commercial, I can tell you straight it ain’t no use going to ’im.at commercial, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 115: Weren’t you over at the office with Balcairn the day he did himself in?at do oneself in (v.) under do in, v.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 128: As soon as the governor kicks the bucket, and I come in for the family doubloons and pieces of eight.at doubloon, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 10: Behind them a game of cards was in progress among the commercial gents.at gent, n.1
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 128: As soon as the governor kicks the bucket, and I come in for the family doubloons and pieces of eight.at governor, n.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 222: Ginger says he knows a ‘top-hole little spot not far from Monte.’.at top-hole, adj.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 183: Those who [...] had covered their roofs with unstable wooden forms, and were selling tickets like very expensive hot cakes.at like hot cakes under hot, adj.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies 198: ‘The Honest Injun,’ a workmens’ dining-room and a fried-fish shop.at Injun, n.