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[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie (2007) 26: Giving it as his considered opinion that the Hotel Cosmopolis on closer inspection appeared to be a good egg, one of the best and brightest, and a bit of all right.
at bit of all right, a, phr.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. vii: By the way, touching the matter of browsing and sluicing. What do I feed him on?
at browsing and sluicing, n.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. iii: ‘Honestly, old bean – I mean, dear old thing, – I mean, darling,’ said Archie, ‘I can’t believe it!’.
at old bean (n.) under bean, n.2
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. iv: Giving it as his considered opinion that the Hotel Cosmopolis on closer inspection appeared to be a good egg, one of the best and brightest, and a bit of all right.
at good egg, n.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. i: Between ourselves, I’ve never done anything much in England, and I fancy the family were getting a bit fed.
at fed up, adj.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. ii: Mr. Brewster, having dwelt at adequate length on the contents of the chafing-dish, adjusted his glasses and took up the envelope. ‘I shall be glad — Great Godfrey!’.
at Godfrey, n.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. iii: ‘I’ll let you have a suite and I’ll let you have your meals, but outside of that – nothing doing! Nothing doing! Do you understand what I mean?’ ‘Absolutely! You mean, “Napoo!”’.
at napoo, adj.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. vii: But with Her Nibs I’m handicapped. Shackled, so to speak. You might almost say my genius is stifled.
at his nibs (n.) under nibs, n.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. vii: If I’ve suggested one rip-snorting stunt, I’ve suggested twenty, and every time she turns them down.
at rip-snorting, adj.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. vi: ‘If I’d known,’ he said, regretfully, ‘that this guy was going to turn out a ruddy Englishman, I’d have taken a slap at him with m’stick and chanced it!’.
at slap, n.2
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. viii: I’ve seen the dear old chap many a time whiffled to the eyebrows, and looking as sober as a bishop.
at whiffled, adj.
[UK] Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. viii: However woozled he might be, it was impossible to detect it with the naked eye.
at woozled, adj.
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