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Ain’t it Grand choose

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[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 40: The few expressions still in use such as [...] a Bull and a Cow for a row.
at bull and cow, n.
[UK] J. Woolveridge Ain’t It Grand 5: He said when he got out he really tanned me old man’s backside! It must have been a wasted effort, my old pot and pan never changed.
at pot and pan, n.
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 44: Even when I was nearly Stone Coals and Coke I could usually scrape up enough for a smoke.
at coal and coke, adj.
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 67: A mobile canteen from the Sally Army [...] was distributing food.
at Sally Ann, n.
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 41: He fell arse over tip.
at arse over tip under arse, n.
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 65: There was a film called ‘Bank Holiday’ which was bummed up as being about ordinary people but it was full of the usual phoney Cockneys.
at bum, v.2
[UK] (con. 1950s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 92: We were up in Montmartre and there were three buskers.
at busker, n.
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 92: Walter was a culture hound, and he used to lug me off to museums.
at -hound, sfx
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 51: The owner would say, ‘try the other eye’ and the muggins would.
at muggins, n.1
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 77: He didn’t just give Bert a rollicking, he fired him, and I lost my cushy number.
at number, n.
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 91: If I could have caught the perisher I would have killed him.
at perisher, n.2
[UK] (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 40: The few expressions still in use such as [...] a Jimmy Riddle for a piddle.
at piddle, n.
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 77: He didn’t just give Bert a rollicking, he fired him.
at rollicking, n.
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 91: I was well sozzled.
at sozzled, adj.
[UK] (con. 1950s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 92: I fancied being my own boss, so I had a stab at it.
at stab, n.1
[UK] (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 79: They were worried stiff.
at stiff, adv.
[UK] (con. 1950s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 93: I didn’t pose for them, the boss wouldn’t wear it!
at wear, v.1
[UK] (con. 1940) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 68: I felt I’d been hit on the head, and my ear drums had gone west.
at go west (v.) under west, adj.
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