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Songs and Slang of the British Soldier choose

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[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at C-3, adj.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at half-a-dollar, n.1
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at Abdul, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at Cain and Abel, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) ‘Skibboo’ Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier 52: My fair daughter is far too young / To be mucked about by a son of a gun.
at muck about, v.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier 123: F.A.—Sometimes lengthened into Sweet F.A. or bowdlerized into Sweet Fanny Adams. Used to mean ‘nothing’ where something was expected.
at sweet Fanny Adams, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at fire-alarms, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at jack’s (alive), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at damn-all, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at Bryant and Mays, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at odds and sods, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at pat and mike, n.1
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at rocks and boulders, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at rat (and mouse), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at war (and strife), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at cock and hen, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at corns and bunions, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at bottle (and glass), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at needle (and pin), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at p’s and q’s, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at salmon (and) trout, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at whistle (and flute), n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at pork and beans, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at coat and badge, v.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at in-and-out, n.2
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at itch and scratch, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at struggle and strain, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at one and t’other, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier 161: ‘Short Arm’ Inspection.—Conducted periodically by the M.O. to detect symptoms of venereal disease.
at short-arm inspection (n.) under short arm, n.
[UK] (con. 1914–18) Brophy & Partridge Songs and Sl. of the British Soldier.
at army rocks, n.
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