1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 115: People do shoot themselves when they’re a bit balmy.at balmy, adj.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 78: Mayfield is too old a bird to fall for her wiles.at bird, n.1
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 181: When it comes to brass tacks the dressed-up trollops win hands down!at get down to brass tacks (v.) under brass tacks, n.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 67: I thought you were too much of an old John Bull to put your trust in a Frenchman.at John Bull, n.1
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 44: ‘Who are you, I’d like to know’ [...] ‘Some kind of damned dago!’.at dago, n.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 74: M. Poirot seems determined to make you out a gay dog.at dog, n.2
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 40: Bit of a stuffed fish [...] And a boiled owl.at fish, n.1
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 42: What brings such a big gun as a chief inspector to see me. Anything to do with my car?at big gun (n.) under gun, n.1
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 30: Bit hairy at the heel. Definitely not out of the top drawer.at hair about the heels under hair, n.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 62: The woman lays it on with a palette-knife.at lay it on, v.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 36: I always thought it was the little grey cells of the brain.at little grey cells (n.) under little, adj.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 114: She mugs up historical stuff for writers.at mug (up), v.2
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 35: Like the double-dyed mutt I must be, I couldn’t find anything.at mutt, n.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 41: Pretty heartless piece of goods. Gone off to play golf.at piece of goods (n.) under piece, n.
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 44: Now then, put that in your pipe and smoke it.at put that in your pipe (and smoke it)! (excl.) under pipe, n.1
1937 A. Christie Murder in the Mews (1954) 39: I am utterly at sea. Barbara! Murdered!at all at sea (adj.) under sea, n.