1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 67: He’s cursing and swearing till the air is blue.at make the air blue (v.) under blue, adj.3
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 44: Susie thinks herself cat’s whiskers making big thing of a bit of pakeha blood in her veins.at cat’s whiskers, n.
1975 F.A. Cleary Pocketful of Years 23: You kuris better tell your mates that any more rowdiness in this cove we bottle you all up with no escape.at goorie, n.
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 156: The storm broke day after those men marched off with Sam and Lizzie arriving to tear strips off me for not selling out.at tear off a strip (v.) under tear off, v.2
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 92: He was growling about Gus being a football washout.at wash-out, n.
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 116: I might have known he’d put a dirty one across this Mrs Kingi.at put it across (v.) under put, v.1
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 44: I’se mighty sick of you shoving blade in all the time [...] instead of minding your own damn business.at shove one’s oar in (v.) under shove, v.
1975 F.A. Cleary A Pocketful of Years 37: With Lizzie and the girls soaking him dry for new outfits and things he hasn’t a cent to bless himself with.at soak, v.2