1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 107: Mr. Pedro Morales – nasty bit of goods from Mexico.at nasty bit of work, n.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 77: If Aunt Lucilla and I ask you – she’s an old dear – you’d like her.at old dear, n.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 156: Dare say he’s in a funk in case she should get to hear of it.at funk, n.2
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 114: She looked rather as though she had the jumps herself.at jumps, the, n.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 161: I had orders to get on friendly terms with Lord Dewsbury – that was my lay.at lay, n.3
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 102: I’ve got him on the mat again this morning.at on the mat under mat, n.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 110: The band was punk – they just couldn’t seem to swing it.at punk, adj.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 88: Why should he queer his own pitch?at queer someone’s pitch (v.) under queer, v.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 172: Let’s have your ‘spot.’ You’ve got one, I suppose?at spot, n.1
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 104: They were pretty thick at the office and there’s an idea there that she was keen on him.at thick, adj.
1945 A. Christie Sparkling Cyanide (1955) 171: She’s got the wind up badly, poor kid.at get one’s/the wind up (v.) under wind, n.2