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[UK] D. Hurley Herself 28: [of a Protestant] So I gave him a firm nod, and I gave another nod to Silas McPartland, whose father was Irish — even if he did dig with the left foot.
at dig with the left foot (v.) under dig with the...foot, v.
[UK] D. Hurley Herself 147: Indeed, I dig with the right foot. There were never any left-handers in my family.
at dig with the right foot (v.) under dig with the...foot, v.
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 156: I had known a hundred country girls with the same limbs, and the boys used to call after us all: ‘Beef to the ankle’.
at beef to the heel(s) (adj.) under beef, n.1
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 235: I always had a chocolate bar, or a paper of bulls-eyes in my pocket.
at bull’s eye, n.
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 234: When I first knew Lizzie I thought she was a drugger or a drinker or worse, to be idle all day.
at drugger, n.
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 231: What about a half?
at half, n.
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 235: He was very gifted, and Gulley too would say he was a clever spark.
at bright spark (n.) under spark, n.1
[UK] J. Cary Herself Surprised (1955) 164: I took your trousers down last time and gave you toko.
at give someone toco (v.) under toco, n.
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