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(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 158: She ups an’ looks at him out of the corner of her eye an’ says: ‘With all due respect, Mr Martin, Her ladyship doesn’t give a shite if yeh burst into flames’.at not give a shit, v.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 158: She ups an’ looks at him out of the corner of her eye an’ says: ‘With all due respect, Mr Martin, Her ladyship doesn’t give a shite if yeh burst into flames’. (con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 107: Tonight the long procession for the fish and chip shop, ‘Two one and ones, Mister Savallo, and plenty of salt and vinegar’.at one-and-one, n.1
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 104: Let me at that rotten Ringsend bitch [...] If I can only get within an ass’s bawl of that one, I’ll swing for her!at within an ass’s roar (of) under ass, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 172: Not yet, sundown, wait’ll I get somethin’ under me belt before I help yeh.at under one’s belt under belt, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 91: Go on, yeh bog-trottin’ bastard!at bogtrotting (adj.) under bog, n.3
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 211: Get up an’ open it, Dominic. It’s one of your bowsey friends.at bowsie, n.
(con. 1918) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 20: Sure oul Cruk hasn’t stopped playing that bloody box since he got it a week ago.at box, n.1
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 61: It was better than the Sunday twopenny rush at the ‘Plaza’ because [...] you didn’t get anyone shouting ‘Look out, mister!’ when the crook came behind the chap.at chap, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 166: That act doesn’t cut any ice since he put one down on a roasting gas-ring ... ‘Poor chiseller bears the mark on his arse to this day.’.at chiseller, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 102: They’re all shaven [...] so as they won’t start clickin’ fellas.at click, v.3
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 198: Oh, if the two judges had been only a little more savage, I’d be cock of the walk in Fianna.at cock of the walk (n.) under cock, n.3
Teems of Times and Happy Returns 39: Kathleen gave birth to another boy, on the twenty-first January 1925, and Brendan would have been put to the pin of his nineteenth month collar to withstand the charm of a new baby.at put to the pin of one’s collar (v.) under collar, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 159: ‘Ever see a head on stout the likes of that eh?’ [...] ‘A lovely collar,’ said Peader.at collar, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 98: The deader is goin’ to start walking now and I’m glad I’m in the middle between Seamus and Brian.at deader, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 215: Not that I ever attempted to say anything about them, or keep away from them – like Larry McHale’s dog, I’d go a step of the road with anyone.at Lanna Macree’s dog, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 129: Little corporation dog-boxes four miles from the city.at dogbox, n.
(con. 1942) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 225: No, wouldn’t do no good, the Vat has a super-duper lightnin’-conductor.at super-duper, adj.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 162: Didn’t Mister C. think the party might be on its ear if balls of malt – large balls of malt – continued to come their way from now until closing time.at on one’s ear under ear, n.1
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 96: ‘Well,’ said Granny, ‘will they never even get a titter of sense? Twelve an’ six to see a crowd of eejits kick a ball away from them an’ run after it.’.at eejit, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 1045: Yer oulwan’s a lavatory cleaner, / Yer oulfella’s terrible mean. / They sit in the pub drinkin’ porter, / Yer washin’ has never been clean.at old fellow, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 181: When Da heard, he was fit to be tied.at fit to be tied under fit to..., phr.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 204: ‘Well,’ he snapped, ‘what the hell are yeh gaiting for?’.at get a gait on (v.) under gait, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 89: Yis must take me for a right gobshite altogether.at gobshite, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 163: Now I as’ yeh ... Is there any green in that eye?at see any green (in my eye)? under green, n.1
Teems of Times and Happy Returns 5: The local priest will round up all the ‘Holy Willies’ [...] and send them to your Abbey to pelt you on the stage.at holy Willie (n.) under holy, adj.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 98: I don’t want to go to school. The nun’ll hot me for not havin’ any money for the black babies.at hot, v.1
Teems of Times and Happy Returns 36: I told him where to stick his lime-washing job.at stick it!, excl.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 72: An’ himself an’ Frank Behan usin’ big jawbreaker words that neither of them understand.at jawbreaker, n.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 143: It was a terrible sin altogether to shout Jasez!at Jesus!, excl.
(con. 1930s) Teems of Times and Happy Returns 162: I’ll as’ for me dinner, an’ if it’s not ready I’ll kick up murder.at kick up (a) murder (v.) under kick up, v.
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