1976 (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.
1976 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.
1976 (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.
1976 (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 67: A mobile canteen from the Sally Army [...] was distributing food.at Sally Ann, n.
1976 (con. 1930s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 41: He fell arse over tip.at arse over tip under arse, n.
1976 (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
1976 (con. 1950s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 92: We were up in Montmartre and there were three buskers.at busker, n.
1976 (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
1976 (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
1976 (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.
1976 (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
1976 (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.
1976 (con. 1940s) J. Wolveridge Ain’t it Grand 77: He didn’t just give Bert a rollicking, he fired him.at rollicking, n.
1976 (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
1976 (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
1976 (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.