1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 22: I was unfortunately unable to persuade her to come across here and now.at come across, v.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 30: Sure am! Lordy! Bet your sweet ass!at bet one’s (sweet) ass (v.) under bet, v.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 109: Got as far as Ostend that time, and would have made it back to Blighty if I hadn’t been turned in by some bloody Belgian.at Blighty, n.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 87: What it must be like to having to deal with this lot [...] just plain buggered the imagination.at bugger, v.2
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 143: I take it that you are no longer proposing to ‘do’ me for murder.at do, v.1
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 79: They don’t tear their hair or foam at the mouth, my little gerries.at geri, n.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 99: For the love of ... !at for the love of Mike! (excl.) under love, n.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 115: With the exception of Alfred Purvey, who was definitely a few stamps short of the first-class rate, they proved to be considerably less gaga than Jarvis had feared.at ...short of..., adj.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 78: We’ve got a right one here, thought Jarvis.at right one (n.) under right, adj.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 86: No wonder he was a bit rum, stuck out here in the middle of nowhere.at rum, adj.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 24: He should be able to give George a shot to put him out of his misery.at shot, n.1
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 87: Still, that was no skin off his dick, was it?at no skin off one’s balls under skin, n.1
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 97: Letty may be a foul-mouthed slag who might be compared to a brick outhouse to that edifice’s advantage.at slag, n.1
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 22: We can’t cash in till she stiffs out.at stiff out (v.) under stiff, adj.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 111: Accrington fans regarded titles and cups as slightly swanky.at swanky, adj.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 118: If one has been strictly TT all one’s life, as I have, there’s no mistaking the nauseous odour.at t.t., n.
1993 M. Dibdin Dying of the Light 41: Just as long as you keep your trap shut.at keep one’s trap shut (v.) under trap, n.1