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[UK] S. Armitage ‘People talk nonsense...’ in Book of Matches 9: Call me brassneck, call me hard-faced.
at brass neck, n.
[UK] S. Armitage ‘To Poverty’ Book of Matches 38: I should have split, cut loose.
at cut loose, v.
[UK] S. Armitage ‘Hitcher’ in Book of Matches 46: One more sick-note, mister, and you’re finished. Fired.
at fire, v.2
[UK] S. Armitage ‘No convictions...’ in Book of Matches ) ...nothing / to raise Cain or make a song and dance about[29].
at raise Cain (v.) under raise, v.
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