1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 337: Well, how’s Charley boy? And how’s my little apple?at apple, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 426: Keep your big mouth shut [...] Belt up.at belt up (v.) under belt, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 349: You’ve been a bit quiet lately. I’d almost begun to think you’d gone off the boil.at go off the boil (v.) under boil, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 383: They were all going boss-eyed, watching telly.at boss-eyed, adj.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 345: In an unguarded moment he actually addressed Pop as ‘old boy’.at old boy, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 380: No funny business. Back over there. Go on, back.at funny business, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 377: Finished. Busted. Thinking of turning it in.at busted, adj.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 377: If it ain’t me ole china Sid. If it ain’t me ole china.at old china (n.) under china (plate), n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 349: Been having a long chin-wag with somebody, haven’t you?at chinwag, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 382: What with one thing and another [...] and now the blow on the conk, he felt he couldn’t carry on.at conk, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 355: She handles the piebald like a real dabster. All my kids are good with horses.at dabster, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 375: Have a doss-down if you feel like it.at doss-down (n.) under doss, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 376: You do, an’ all, General. Shook me to the nellies.at nellie (duff), n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 384: After all Froggies are human, I suppose.at Froggie, n.
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 427: Ma, he couldn’t help thinking, looked a tiny bit pale round the gills.at white about/around/in/round the gills (adj.) under gills, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 343: Ah! you’re the johnny who buys junk. I’ve heard of you.at johnny, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 373: I get the pip without company.at get the pip (v.) under pip, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 381: It was almost worth a shiner to see Edith like that.at shiner, n.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 427: Upset you to tan the twins too, I expect?at tan, v.1
1963 H.E. Bates Oh! To be in England (1985) 343: Oh! there’s a tidy bit o’ talent about if you know where to look for it.at tidy, adj.