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A River Rules My Life choose

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[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 85: As sure as God made little green apples that’ll be him.
at sure as God made little (green) apples under sure as..., phr.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 65: It’s as black as the inside of a cow tonight.
at black as..., adj.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 23: Poof! Up went the whole box of tricks!
at whole bag of tricks, the, n.
[Aus] M. Anderson River Rules My Life 124: I’m afraid it’s got me bamboozled.
at bamboozled (adj.) under bamboozle, v.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 198: My legs have got the ‘Joe Blakes’.
at joe blakes, n.
[Aus] M. Anderson River Rules My Life 124: Remember all the skite and blow he went on with about buckjumping shows in Aussie?
at blow, n.3
[Aus] M. Anderson River Rules My Life 127: ‘The old box wants a drink.’ Before I could blink an eye he had opened the lid of the piano and poured a glass of beer down inside.
at box, n.1
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 99: He would bring me in a loaf of camp-oven bread. ‘Here you are, Missus,’ he would say. ‘Here’s your cart-wheel.’.
at cartwheel, n.1
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 85: Sis, I’m glad it’s you not me living with that old crab-stick for a month.
at crab-stick (n.) under crab, n.1
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 195: [of a truck] Ron tried in several places to get the gutless wonder over the river, but without success.
at gutless wonder (n.) under gutless, adj.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 26: Remember the packy’s bread?
at packie, n.
[Aus] M. Anderson River Rules My Life 124: Remember all the skite and blow he went on with about buckjumping shows in Aussie?
at skite, n.
[Aus] M. Anderson River Rules My Life 98: You wouldn’t earn your tucker as a packy.
at earn one’s tucker (v.) under tucker, n.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 56: Hold yer whist now!
at hold one’s whisht (v.) under whisht!, excl.
[Aus] M. Anderson A River Rules My Life 37: This dirty old sod of a cat of yours has widdled on the floor again.
at widdle, v.
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