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[UK] A. Christie Dumb Witness (1949) 69: He’s no good [...] always in debt – always returning like a bad penny from all over the world.
at bad penny (n.) under bad, adj.
[UK] A. Christie Dumb Witness (1949) 171: What a blithering fool I am!
at blithering, adj.
[UK] A. Christie Dumb Witness (1949) 123: You’ll end by getting bumped off.
at bump (off), v.
[UK] A. Christie Dumb Witness (1949) 89: What’s it all about, old girl?
at old gal, n.
[UK] A. Christie Dumb Witness (1949) 68: Hanky-panky, that’s what I say [...] Something fishy somewhere.
at hankypanky, n.
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