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The Whisper in the Gloom choose

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[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 46: Never heard of him. You’re off the beam.
at off (the) beam (adj.) under beam, n.3
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 187: ‘Where’s me glim?’ ‘In yer sky, yer silly berk.’.
at berk, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 64: Bert perceived he had hit on the perfect let-out.
at let-out, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 187: I still don’t like it. How d’ya know he’s not leaving us in the middle?
at in the middle (adj.) under middle, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 23: He was a nark, nose, snout, grass, squeaker, or whatever coarse word is current.
at nose, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 37: Go on. Pouch it.
at pouch, v.1
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 119: Get that! He tried to kidnap Bert Hale. He’s in the snatch racket!
at snatch racket (n.) under snatch, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 23: He was a nark, nose, snout, grass, squeaker, or whatever coarse word is current.
at squeaker, n.
[UK] ‘Nicholas Blake’ Whisper in the Gloom (1959) 187: ‘What I say, I don’t like it.’ ‘You got a touch of the seconds?’.
at touch of the seconds (n.) under touch, n.1
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