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The Mystery of M. Felix choose

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[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 6: He’s a trump, a regular A-one-er.
at A-1-er (n.) under A-1, adj.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix III 61: I’d take Old Nick himself in, much less Dr. Peterssen and a parcel of clodhoppers.
at clodhopper, n.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 154: He had lit the gas in his sitting-room [...] ‘This is my den, Sophy,’ he said.
at den, n.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 236: He run against me, he did, and I sed, ‘Who are yer pushing of?’ He didn’t say nothink, but walked off forty to the dozen.
at forty to the dozen, adv.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 147: All the while she’s eating and drinking till she’s fit to bust.
at fit to bust under fit to..., phr.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 98: ‘Because you were frightened?’ ‘Gammon!’.
at gammon!, excl.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix III 138: I did want ’ard to talk to ’im.
at hard, adv.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 6: And who’s Mr. Felix when he’s at home?
at what’s that when it’s at home? under home, n.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 26: ‘You know where the bottle is, and per’aps Mr. Wigg will jine you.’ ‘Mrs. Middlemore,’ said Constable Wigg, ‘you’re a lady after my own heart [...] Here’s looking towards you.’.
at look towards (v.) under look, v.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 149: If she don’t like it she may lump it.
at like it or lump it (v.) under lump, v.1
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 9: ‘You said might be a parleyvoo. [...] And you keep on saying Mr. Felix.’ ‘Well?’ ‘Shouldn’t it be Monseer?’.
at parleyvoo, n.
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 19: Pluck up, Mrs. Middlemore [...] there’s nothing wrong.
at pluck up (v.) under pluck, n.1
[UK] B.L. Farjeon Mystery of M. Felix I 107: That’s the reason why we’ve been all to sea at what to do.
at all at sea (adj.) under sea, n.
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