1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 157: The breakfast bell will be going in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.at two shakes of a lamb’s tail, phr.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 113: If you’d let me get on with cleaning [...] instead of mucking about with wet hose.at muck about, v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 39: They were merely administering a mild rebuke [...] so that he might know his lowly station in life and not get above himself.at get above oneself (v.) under above oneself, adj.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 108: There was no point in making a song and dance about the telephone message.at make a song and dance (about) (v.) under song and dance, n.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 168: As thick as thieves, sir?at ...thieves under thick as..., adj.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 193: The spider was the legal property of Darbishire as he had bagsed it.at bagsy, v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 29: It’s wizard – well, it is if it’s somebody else he’s in a bate with and not you.at bait, n.2
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 56: Bang-on! I can see how to ... Oh, blow!at bang on (adj.) under bang, adv.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 53: It’s these lads, sir: acting a bit queer. They’re either ill or barmy.at barmy, adj.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 37: I’ll bash you up tomorrow, when I’ve finished with Jennings.at bash up (v.) under bash, v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 193: Golly, isn’t he a beauty! [...] Massive hairy legs.at beauty, n.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 55: Something about it rang a bell in Jennings’ brain.at ring a bell (v.) under bell, n.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 100: We can’t turn out to no fire with our kit all over the shop like a blinking jumble sale.at blinking, adj.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 152: You’ll see all Dickens’ bods have got names that suit them, like Pecksniff.at bod, n.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 240: ‘Go and boil yourself,’ they said affectionately.at go and boil (the back of) your head! (excl.) under boil, v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 123: You haven’t half boxed it all up nicely [...] I wouldn’t be in your shoes when we get back.at box, v.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 173: That sort of thing leads to nervous breakdowns and brainstorms and things.at brainstorm (n.) under brain, n.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 29: ‘Do you mean he gets angry?’ he asked [...] ‘We call it breezy,’ replied Atkinson.at breezy, adj.1
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 34: You can go and chase yourself, Temple.at go chase yourself! (excl.) under chase, v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 111: The speedometer needle dropped back to eight miles per hour. ‘She won’t take it,’ said Lofty. ‘She’s conking.’.at conk (out), v.
1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings Goes To School 184: Knowing glances that plainly said that that had cooked Mr. Wilkins’ goose for him.at cook someone’s goose, v.