1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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
1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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.
1921 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
1921 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.
1921 Wodehouse Indiscretions of Archie Ch. viii: However woozled he might be, it was impossible to detect it with the naked eye.at woozled, adj.