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[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: ‘Drunk as a lord!’ he said.
at drunk as (a)..., adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: Not that he cared a straw about the boy.
at not care a straw, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: ‘Surly blighter!’ muttered Jack.
at blighter, n.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: You’d better buzz out and post that at once.
at buzz, v.1
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: ‘You’ve clicked!’ he said. [...] ‘He’s going to sign you on’.
at click, v.3
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 259: It takes men and it takes dogs – crack dogs!
at crack, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: It was one thing to suggest crocking Harry, and another thing to do it.
at crock, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: There’s a certain type of fellow who delights in slinging dirt.
at sling (the) dirt (at) (v.) under dirt, n.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: Dump him in the street, where a policeman can find him.
at dump, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: You get busy. I’ll fix the landlady.
at fix, v.1
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: There’s only one thing I can do at all decently, and that is play footer.
at footer, n.2
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 270: I know you now for what you are! You dirty funk!
at funk, n.2
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 259: You, Wolf! By gosh, you get back!
at by gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: He would rather have seen Rodway give Jack a thundering good hiding.
at hiding, n.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: Take it easy! I’m warning you!
at take it easy under take it, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: Horace was full of admiration. ‘You’re a knock-out!’ he exclaimed.
at knockout, n.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: Mob ’im, boys!
at mob, v.1
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: You keep mum about it [...] and I’ll explain later.
at keep mum (v.) under mum, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 266: It’s a plant from first to last.
at plant, n.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: ‘Just my rotten luck!’ he growled.
at rotten, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 264: Bit rough on me [...] but I wish you luck.
at rough on under rough, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: ‘Now, scat!’ snapped Evans.
at scat, v.1
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 266: He would have to sing small to the magistrate.
at sing small (v.) under sing, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: There’s a certain type of fellow who delights in slinging dirt.
at sling, v.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: He would rather have seen Rodway give Jack a thundering good hiding.
at thundering, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 266: He’s one of Evans’ touts, his pockets are crammed with betting slips.
at tout, n.1
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 265: He ran umpteen rings round them, tricked them.
at umpteen, adj.
[UK] Boys’ Realm 16 Jan. 267: They accused him of having a yellow streak.
at yellow, adj.
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