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[UK] A. Christie Sad Cypress (1954) 143: Made her father wild, that did. He was like a bear with a sore head about it.
at bear, n.
[UK] A. Christie Sad Cypress (1954) 44: So she’s conked out – eh?
at conk (out), v.
[UK] A. Christie Sad Cypress (1954) 27: You humbug!
at humbug, n.
[UK] A. Christie Sad Cypress (1954) 98: She wasn’t one of these girls who are all S.A. and IT.
at S.A., n.
[UK] A. Christie Sad Cypress (1954) 70: I reckon I know a tidyish bit.
at tidyish (adj.) under tidy, adj.
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