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[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: And now she plonks her fat behind / Upon this dainty precious chair.
at behind, n.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: ‘Mind your own bizz,’ the Prince replied.
at biz, n.1
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: He said, ‘Oh Mirror, please don’t joke! / Each one of us is stony broke!’.
at stone broke, adj.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: You are the only one to charm us, / Queen, you are the cat’s pyjamas.
at cat’s pyjamas, n.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: ‘By Christopher!’ Jack cried. ‘By gum! / The Giant’s eaten up my mum!’.
at Christopher!, excl.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: She yelled, ‘I’m going to scrag that child! / I’ll cook her flaming goose! I’ll skin ’er!’.
at cook someone’s goose, v.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: Ah, Piglet, you must never trust / Young ladies from the upper crust.
at upper crust, n.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: The mother cried, ‘By gad, I will! / There’s life within the old dog still!’.
at old dog, n.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: The mother cried, ‘By gad, I will!’.
at gad, n.1
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: There’s something nasty up our tree! / I saw him, mum! My gizzard froze!
at gizzard, n.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: Off with her nut! Off with her nut!
at nut, n.1
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: And made to sound all soft and sappy / Just to keep the children happy.
at sappy, adj.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: She yelled, ‘I’m going to scrag that child! / I’ll cook her flaming goose! I’ll skin ’er!’.
at scrag, v.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: And made to sound all soft and sappy / Just to keep the children happy.
at soft, adj.
[UK] R. Dahl Revolting Rhymes n.p.: I say again, how would you feel / If you had made this lovely meal / And some delinquent little tot / Broke in and gobbled up the lot?
at tot, n.1
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