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Anzac Book 151: For the Allies put the acid on the Hohenzollern crowd, / And they piled the costs on William when they knew they had him cowed.at put the acid on (v.) under acid, n.2
Anzac Book 151: For the Allies put the acid on the Hohenzollern crowd, / And they piled the costs on William when they knew they had him cowed. Anzac Book 135/2: And they counted and they found umpteen million men of valour, two ships, [...] umpteen billion rolls of paper money and ennygottsquantitee gas.at any God’s quantity, n.
Anzac Book 135/2: So King Hun blew his bags out, smote him on the chest, and called aloud, saying, ‘I am IT.’.at blow one’s bags (out) (v.) under blow, v.1
Anzac Book 101: I was under their parapets, resting, / And I knew I had beaten them brown!at do brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
Anzac Book 103/2: Bang! bang! went a couple of bombs, followed by cries and shouts from Abdul, and above it all we were certain we heard fragments of language, of the category known in Australia as ‘bullocky.’.at bullocky, n.
Anzac Book 47/2: One mornin’ early while we was standin’ to arms ’e lights up a bumper, so I tells ’im not to let the officer cop ’im or there’d be trouble.at bumper, n.4
Anzac Book 31/2: Of course, sometimes one of ’em gets ’is back up and calls us sons of convicts in return for us chuckin’ off at ’im, and then he’s told a lot of things [...]; but Australia’s all right, mate. You need not be ashamed to be called a ‘Pommy’ out there.at chuck off (at) (v.) under chuck, v.2
Anzac Book 102/1: [H]e was generally considered [...] to be a ‘cold-foot,’ and his nickname was appropriately ‘Icy.’ [...] [W]henever ‘Beachy Bill’ came screeching overhead he would involuntarily duck. [Ibid.] 108/1: If Jessie could see me now, would she turn me down for some cold-footed, well-groomed fellow? I don’t think. She’s all right, and would understand it’s no gipsy tea we’re at.at cold footer (n.) under cold, adj.
Anzac Book 47/2: So ’e gets ’is grub after all, but ’e couldn’t come the double no more after that.at come the double (v.) under come the..., v.
Anzac Book 132: We keep their clothing up to dick, / Equip and arm ’em, too; / We rig out the returning sick / Almost as good as new.at up to dick under dick, n.3
Anzac Book 56/1: I was on the beach one day when a friend met me and asked if I had heard the latest dinkum.at dinkum, n.
Anzac Book 115: E is for Eye-wash, a wonderful lotion, / Employed by the man who is keen on promotion.at eyewash (n.) under eye, n.
Anzac Book 109/1: It must be a fag getting the oil you liked so much. I suppose you have to walk some distance from the firing-line to the nearest shops.at fag, n.2
Anzac Book 31/2: ‘Blime, there’s old “Beachy” at it again,’ breaks in another. ‘’Ee’s a fair cow, ’e is. Made me spill two buckets er water this mornin’, and our flamin’ cook told me I was too lazy to go down for it.’.at fair cow (n.) under fair, adj.
Anzac Book 56/1: ‘These furphies are the very devil,’ he said.at furphy, n.
Anzac Book 32/2: Yes; some d–––d gobblers thought they would catch our mob nappin’ but missed the bus, and some of ’em are still runnin’ yellin’ to Aller to stick to ’em.at gobbler, n.1
Anzac Book 151: I’ve a grouch on jingo writers and the poets and them all, / Who have placed us common persons on a public pedestal.at grouch, n.
Anzac Book 135/2: [Note] Imshee is the Arabic for ‘go away.’ The Australian Corps, which had so far employed it only to street hawkers in Cairo, used this war cry on April 25. – Eds.at imshee!, excl.
Anzac Book 31/1: In the general murmur of voices one noted the broad tones of the British Tommy and the harsher ones of Tommy Kangaroo [...] also the loud-voiced directions of the Indian Tommy, or rather Johnny, who condescended now and then to break into pidgin-English (with a smile). [Ibid.] 50/1: What should we at Anzac have done without ‘Johnnie’ and his sturdy little mules?at johnny, n.1
Anzac Book 31/1: [I]n the general murmur of voices one noted the broad tones of the British Tommy and the harsher ones of Tommy Kangaroo, the latter less careful of his grammar than the other.at kangaroo, n.1
Anzac Book 31/1: ‘Aw, yes,’ replies Tommy Atkins, or ‘Kitch,’ as he is beginning to be called. [...] And while the other is pulling at his fag: ‘Have you got any baadges, choom?’.at Kitch, n.
Anzac Book 32/2: Yes; some d–––d gobblers thought they would catch our mob nappin’ but missed the bus, and some of ’em are still runnin’ yellin’ to Aller to stick to ’em.at miss the bus (v.) under miss, v.
Anzac Book 134: [of a woman] ‘Love me and the world is yours,’ cooeed Sir Jasper into Muriel’s shell-like ear. But Muriel was an old soldier and knew better.at old soldier, n.
Anzac Book 137/2: By this time [...] it waxed ‘plurry’ cold, even unto a fall of snow, and the erstwhile Land of Jacko did breed much ‘flue’ and ‘pneu,’ and it did seem as though the plagues of the ancient Gyppos had descended upon them.at plurry, adj.
Anzac Book 31/2: ‘Never met him, matey, but he is all right, you bet. A Pommy can’t go wrong out there [Victoria] if he isn’t too lazy to work.’ / ‘Ah, yes, he tells me they called ’im Pommy, but that they was good lads.’.at pommie, n.
Anzac Book 102/1: His mates used to take a mean advantage of his good nature, and would shunt all the work, such as sweeping the ‘possie,’ or trenches, on to him. [Ibid.] 125: ‘Possie!’ exclaimed the inquiring General. ‘What is a “Possie”?’ / ‘That, sir, [...] is Australian for recess, either firing or sleeping. It’s a contraction of “position”.’.at possie, n.
Anzac Book 136/2: Therefore the Colonels, Majors and Captains took heed, and after much lengthy pow-wowing issued to their men this edict: [etc.].at pow-wow, v.
Anzac Book 32/1: A man’s got a chance to hit back there [i.e. the trenches], but down ’ere it’s up to putty. It’s bad enough to be eatin’ bully beef, but carryin’ it as well is rotten.at up to putty (adj.) under putty, n.
Anzac Book 132: We keep their clothing up to dick, / Equip and arm ’em, too; / We rig out the returning sick / Almost as good as new.at rig, v.1
Anzac Book 36/1: So for God’s sake shake it up; if you don’t, they won’t see you home at all. It’s an unhealthy night to be out.at shake it up (v.) under shake, v.
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