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[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 118: Don’t you realize you’re holding the baby?
at hold the baby (v.) under baby, n.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 56: There’s nothing in the courtyard, sir [...] except a lot of blessed pigeons.
at blessed, adj.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 161: Yes, but I’m blowed if I can see the switch.
at blowed, adj.1
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 222: ’E ’ad a good decko at us.
at dekko, n.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 41: Coo – ’e did ’imself in in style like, didn’t ’e?
at do oneself in (v.) under do in, v.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 258: But as soon as I get back to the car, let it rip!
at let rip, v.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 223: What the devil’s the matter with you, Horace? Are you on the wagon?
at on the wagon, phr.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 44: Can’t stand the sight of blood. Makes me proper queer-like.
at proper, adv.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 219: You’ve picked a ruddy good time to ’ave a reporter ’angin’ abaht!
at ruddy, adj.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 87: The Commissioner isn’t quite such a fool as people think. He’s got his head screwed on all right.
at have one’s head screwed on (v.) under screw, v.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 41: Blimey, ’e was sharp all right. This place is a proper white elephant.
at sharp, adj.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 223: ‘Five thousand smackers!’ he said with delight.
at smackers, n.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 40: Strewth, I didn’t ’alf turn queer!
at ’strewth!, excl.
[UK] F. Durbridge Send for Paul Temple (1992) 153: ‘Oh, well,’ he said, ‘I must be toddling!’.
at toddle, v.
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