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Bleak House (1991) 260: Her attention was attracted to that Bark A-1, when she was something flushed by the hot weather.at A-1, adj.
Bleak House (1991) 260: Her attention was attracted to that Bark A-1, when she was something flushed by the hot weather. Bleak House (1991) 280: ‘I appeal to our mutual friend Smallweed whether he has or has not heard me remark that I can’t make him out.’ Mr. Smallweed bears the concise testimony, ‘A few!’.at few!, a, excl.
Bleak House (1991) 87: ‘Blest!’ says Mr. Guppy, staring in a kind of dismay at his friend, ‘if I can ever have seen her’.at blessed, adj.
Bleak House (1991) 462: ‘Oh! Blow the eye!’ cries Mr. Weevle, cutting him short.at blow!, excl.1
Bleak House (1991) 806: And the whole bileing of people was mixed up in the same business, and no other.at whole boiling lot, n.
Bleak House (1991) 787: Although he always knew she was the best-groomed woman in the stud, he had no idea she was a bolter.at bolter, n.
Bleak House (1991) 105: Egbert [...] demanded a shilling of me, on the ground that his pocket-money was ‘boned’ from him.at bone, v.1
Bleak House (1991) 296: Bosh! It’s all correct. You needn’t be afraid to order the pipe.at bosh!, excl.1
Bleak House (1991) 224: Him wot give him his writing, and give me half a bull.at half-a-bull (n.) under bull, n.3
Bleak House (1991) 280: Such an old card as this; so deep, so sly, and so secret.at card, n.2
Bleak House (1991) 311: There is much reference to Mr. Snagsby whether he means Carrots, or the Colonel, or Gallows, or Young Chisel, or Terrier Tip, or Lanky, or the Brick.at carrots, n.
Bleak House (1991) 311: There is much reference to Mr. Snagsby whether he means Carrots, or the Colonel, or Gallows, or Young Chisel, or Terrier Tip, or Lanky, or the Brick.at chisel, n.
Bleak House (1991) 79: ‘Why, what a cod’s head and shoulders I am,’ said Mr. Jarndyce.at cod’s head, n.
Bleak House (1991) 383: If you had only settled down, and married Joe Pouch’s widow when he died in North America, she’d have combed your hair for you.at comb someone’s hair (v.) under comb, v.
Bleak House (1991) 127: ‘I should like to ask you anything, without offence’ [...] ‘Cut away, then!’.at cut, v.1
Bleak House (1991) 144: A vocalist [...] who is released upon the flight of the rest, on condition of his getting out of this then, come! and cutting it — a condition he immediately observes.at cut it (to) (v.) under cut, v.2
Bleak House (1991) 342: I have had French women come before now and show themselves dabs at pistol-shooting.at dab, n.1
Bleak House (1991) 405: Now — I — dash it! — The fact is, that I put down a head or two here of the order of the points I thought of touching upon.at dash it (all)! (excl.) under dash, v.1
Bleak House (1991) 280: Such an old card as this; so deep, so sly, and so secret.at deep, adj.
Bleak House (1991) 179: ‘To tell you the truth, Guardian, I rather expected it.’ ‘The deuce you did!’ said he.at deuce, the, phr.
Bleak House (1991) 447: I am in the Downs.at down, adv.1
Bleak House (1991) 353: He’s welcome to drop into me, right and left, if he likes.at drop into (v.) under drop, v.1
Bleak House (1991) 224: I’m fly, [...] But fen larks, you know. Stow hooking it!at fen...!, excl.
Bleak House (1991) 143: In consequence of young Perkins having ‘fetched’ young Piper ‘a crack’.at fetch, v.2
Bleak House (1991) 224: I’m fly [...] But fen larks, you know! Stow hooking it!at fly, adj.
Bleak House (1991) 558: The same vocalist ‘gags’ in the regular business like a man inspired.at gag, v.
Bleak House (1991) 385: The old girl [...] is a thoroughly fine woman.at old gal, n.
Bleak House (1991) 200: Death, Cunning, Folly, Words, Wigs, Rags, Sheepskin, Plunder, Precedent, Jargon, Gammon, and Spinach.at gammon and spinach (n.) under gammon, n.2
Bleak House (1991) 265: I am obliged to take him into custody. He’s as obstinate a young gonoph as I know.at gonnof, n.
Bleak House (1991) 142: He was in want of copying work to do, and was — not to put too fine a point upon it — [...] hard up!at hard-up, adj.
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