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The Body in the Library choose

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[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 133: It wouldn’t be all beer and skittles [...] it would be damned hard work.
at all beer and skittles, phr.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 138: An eccentric old bean, this.
at old bean (n.) under bean, n.2
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 19: Wants his behind kicked!
at behind, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 83: There was nothing for it but to bite on the bullet.
at bite the bullet (v.) under bite, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 147: Bottled, was he?
at bottled, adj.2
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 41: I suggest you cut the cackle and come to the horses. Just what exactly do you know about the girl?
at cut the cackle (v.) under cackle, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 128: She didn’t care tuppence for Mr Jefferson.
at not care twopence, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 138: Nosey old cat.
at cat, n.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 91: Why, dang my eyes, I said, whatever be that?
at dang, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 86: He’s a downy fellow.
at downy, adj.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 63: Don’t usually bother [...] Such a fag putting a car away in a garage.
at fag, n.2
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 73: Her name’s Miss Marple [...] Where crime is concerned she’s the goods.
at goods, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 82: She’d got her hooks into Jeff all right.
at get one’s hooks on (v.) under hook, n.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 130: Hallo, Kitten, who’s this, eh?
at kitten, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 143: So long, Dinah.
at so long, phr.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 151: I want that needle!
at needle, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 83: That half-baked nitwitted little slypuss.
at nitwitted, adj.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 128: I see him in his ‘off’ moments, not only in his ‘on’ ones.
at off, adv.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 128: I see him in his ‘off’ moments, not only in his ‘on’ ones.
at on, adv.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 102: Thought I’d found another likely starter – but it petered out.
at peter out, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 22: I hate to see a girl I like who [...] lets a disgusting Central European paw her about.
at paw, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 29: He’s the tennis and dancing pro.
at pro, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 22: I say, that’s pretty rich.
at rich, adj.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 49: So I said righty ho.
at righto!, excl.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 157: Rosamund had married a rotter.
at rotter, n.1
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 100: He couldn’t stick playing bridge for a whole evening.
at stick, v.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 22: ‘Strewth!’ Blake stared at him.
at ’strewth!, excl.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 126: He’s such a dear old stupid.
at stupid, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 138: ‘Funny old Tabby,’ thought Dinah.
at tabby, n.
[UK] A. Christie Body in the Library (1959) 103: He’s a thundering good actor.
at thundering, adv.
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