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‘The Night Watches’ in Naval Occasions 181: ’Eave out, ’eave out, ’eave out ! Show a leg there, show a leg ! Sun’s a -scorching your eyes out!at show a leg!, excl.
‘The Night Watches’ in Naval Occasions 181: ’Eave out, ’eave out, ’eave out ! Show a leg there, show a leg ! Sun’s a -scorching your eyes out! ‘The Argonauts’ in Naval Occasions 35: Isn’t this a bit of all-right ! / Oh, isn’t this a bit of all-right!at bit of all right, a, phr.
‘The Greater Love’ in Naval Occasions 216: Fresh grub to-night: no more ‘Russian Kromeskis’ and ‘Fanny Adams’!at fanny adams, n.1
‘The Argonauts’ in Naval Occasions 37: Tinned sausages (‘Bangers’) and bacon, jam, sardines and bananas, cocoa, beer, and sloe-gin: the Argonauts guzzled shamelessly.at banger, n.3
‘The ‘Look-See’’ in Naval Occasions 115: ‘What’s up with them all, sir?’ murmured the boy delightedly. ‘My Aunt! What a Banzai!’.at banzai, n.
‘The Night Watches’ Naval Occasions 177: Come on, Jimmy, it’s a lovely night – much more healthy on the bridge than fugging in your beastly hammock.at beastly, adj.
‘A Picturesque Ceremony’ in Naval Occasions 239: Pass me a cigarette – there’s a box just there ... Oh, thanks, old bird.at old bird, n.
‘The Argonauts’ in Naval Occasions 34: ‘What did he say?’ [...] ‘Said we could take the third cutter, an’ go to Blazes in her.’.at go to blazes! (excl.) under blazes, n.
‘The Greater Love’ Naval Occasions 235: ’E saved my life – look after ’im. ’E’s a ... ’e’s a – bleedin’ ’ero.at bleeding, adj.
‘Captain’s Defaulters’ in Naval Occasions 10: ‘Wasn’t ’arf blind, neither,’ implying that when last ashore he had looked upon the cup when it was very ruddy indeed.at blind, adj.1
‘Farewell and Adieu!’ in Naval Occasions 147: The audience, composed for the most part of blue-jackets and Tommies, roared delight at each doubtful sally.at bluejacket, n.
‘Noel’ in Naval Occasions 28: ‘Now then,’ he shouted truculently to the Young Doctor, ‘I don’t mind if you do wish me a happy Christmas, you benighted body-snatcher.’.at body-snatcher, n.
‘Legion on the Wall’ in Naval Occasions 54: ‘Oh, my aunt!’ gasped an ex-International [...] ‘My last boiled shirt and it’s got to last another week!’.at boiled shirt (n.) under boiled, adj.
‘Why the Gunner went Ashore’ Naval Occasions 292: You’d look fine in a red smuggler’s cap and thigh-boots, Major [...] With a black patch over one eye, and the skull and cross-bones embroidered on your brisket.at brisket, n.1
‘The Greater Love’ in Naval Occasions 216: Buck up, Shortie! [...] it’s Saturday night at Sea! Your night for a glass of port.at buck up!, excl.
‘The Greater Love’ in Naval Occasions 221: Now, Shortie, fill up! Snatcher, you’d better have a bucket.at bucket, n.
‘The ‘Look-See’’ in Naval Occasions 121: ‘That’s enough – no more in this boat – it’s not safe! Please stand back, it’s – oh, d……!’ [...] ‘Orl right, my son, don’t bust yerself.’.at bust, v.1
‘A One-Gun Salute’ in Naval Occasions 191: So she’d bilked him after all: given him the go-by for a Blue Marine!at give someone/something the go-by (v.) under go-by, n.
‘A Committee of Supply’ Naval Occasions 78: The Celestial bandit who [...] starved or poisoned them.at celestial, adj.2
‘The Greater Love’ Naval Occasions 231: The Marine sentry ran to the side of the ship. ‘Christ!’ he gasped, and forsook his post, to cry the tale aloud along the seething battery.at Christ!, excl.
‘That which Remained’ in Naval Occasions 96: ‘We reckoned we’d come an’ give you a chuck-up, like, sir,’ concluded another, and [...] they told him of their victory in a three-mile race over a rival cutter.at chuck-up, n.
‘Why the Gunner went Ashore’ in Naval Occasions 286: There’s a cutter to go ashore in; time some of you young bloods were climbing into your ‘civvy’ suits.at civvie, adj.
‘Farewell and Adieu!’ in Naval Occasions 144: And I’ve heard her talking like a Mother to a rorty Midshipman – a silly young ass who was drinking like a fish and wasting his money and health pub-crawling.at crawl, v.2
Naval Occasions Preface vii: ‘I reckon that’s proper “New Navy”,’ said the coxswain of a duty cutter to the midshipman perched on the ‘dickey’ seat beside him in the stern.at dicky, n.3
‘The Greater Love’ in Naval Occasions 231: Oars all ready, lads! Stan’ by to pull like bloody ’ell – there’s two of ’em in the ditch.at ditch, n.
‘The “Look-See”’ Naval Occasions 117: ‘Proper dizzy, ain’t they?’ he remarked in an undertone to a companion. ‘Wot’s the toon?’.at dizzy, adj.
‘Legion on the Wall’ Naval Occasions 57: The draggle-tailed Roman Eagle must have been a jest in the market-places of the world. [...] ‘Farewell and Adieu!’.at draggle-tailed, adj.
‘The Night Watches’ in Naval Occasions 177: Wake up, you fat-headed blighter.at fat-headed, adj.
‘The Night Watches’ in Naval Occasions 179: Now put the cups back, and come and show me Arcturus – if you have shaken off your fat head!at fat head, n.
‘Captain’s Defaulters’ in Naval Occasions 14: ‘Why did you desert?’ ‘I’m fed up with the Navy.’.at fed up, adj.
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