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Such is Life 94: From a Deputy-Assistant-Sub-Inspector [...] to a swagman, bluey on shoulder and billy in hand, is as easy as falling off a playful moke.at easy as falling off a log, adj.
Such is Life 94: From a Deputy-Assistant-Sub-Inspector [...] to a swagman, bluey on shoulder and billy in hand, is as easy as falling off a playful moke. Such is Life 144: ‘Hides like that o’ yours [...] ain’t worth a tinker’s dam for standin’ the sun.’ (For the information of people whose education may unhappily have been neglected, it will be right to mention that the little morsel of chewed bread which a tin-smith of the old school places on his seam to check the inconvenient flow of the solder, is technically and appropriately termed a ‘tinker’s dam’).at not worth a tinker’s damn, phr.
Such is Life 40: He would have it his own way, and I didn’t give a curse, so on we went.at not care a curse, v.
Such is Life 9: He don’t give a dam.at not give a damn, v.
Such is Life 41: I hope he’ll scratch the bridle off, and roll on the saddle till it’s not worth a cuss.at not worth a curse, phr.
Such is Life 31: Then he removed his unmatched boots, and, unlapping from his feet the inexpensive substitute for socks known as ‘prince-alberts’, he artistically spread the redolent swaths across his boots to receive the needed benefit of the night air.at Prince Alberts, n.
Such is Life 242: It would be a Christian act to save Folkestone from the father of a batin’.at father (and mother) of..., n.
Such is Life 5: I’ll slip over in two minits on Valiparaiser, an’ consult with Alf. Me an’ him’s as thick as thieves.at ...thieves under thick as..., adj.
Such is Life 10: Go an’ bark up a tree, you mongrel!at go and bark up a tree! (excl.) under bark, v.2
Such is Life 230: He caught the horse’s shoulder with his spur, and turned him upside down, going at that bat.at bat, n.3
Such is Life 141: Beats all!at beats me! (excl.) under beat, v.
Such is Life 43: The portion of attire known to one section of society as ‘linen’, and to another as the ‘beef-bag’.at beef bag (n.) under beef, n.1
Such is Life 36: ‘You don’t say so?’ ‘Fact, begad!’.at begad!, excl.
Such is Life 133: You ain’t a bad hand at sleepin’—no, I’m beggared if you are. I bin bellerin’ at you for two hours, dash near.at beggared, adj.
Such is Life 141: Horf goos ’em ’osses loike billy-o.at like billy-o (adv.) under billy-o, n.
Such is Life 177: Prospecting for a bite of grass.at bite, n.1
Such is Life 33: He is an unknown and elusive quantity, merging insensibly into saint or scoundrel, sage or fool, man or blackleg.at blackleg, n.1
Such is Life 134: I had enough of your doctoring at the Yellow Tank—blast you!at blast, v.1
Such is Life 16: So he was flyblowed as usual in regard o’ cash.at fly-blown, adj.
Such is Life 168: ‘You’re not a blue-ribboner, I suppose?’ And he tendered the replenished glass to Bob.at blue ribboner, n.
Such is Life 141: Noa, s’elp me bob.at s’elp me bob!, excl.
Such is Life 65: I was having a drink of tea and a bit of brownie in the men’s hut.at brownie, n.1
Such is Life 14: Well, this ole beggar he’s buckin’ up to Miss King, the governess, an’ Moriarty, the storekeeper, he’s buckin’ up to her too.at buck up to, v.
Such is Life 286: I felt sort of melancholy to see him drifting away to beggary.at to buggery (adv.) under buggery, n.
Such is Life 17: I got no patience with the ole bunyip. Can’t suffer fools, no road.at bunyip, n.
Such is Life 283: Magomery, he’s buzznackin’ roun’ the run as usual.at busnacking, n.
Such is Life 133: I begun to think you was drunk, or dead, or somethin’—bust you.at bust, v.1
Such is Life 17: I thought I’d ’a’ busted when the bloke at the well told me.at busted, adj.1
Such is Life 35: Victoria, I know, is called the Cabbage Garden.at cabbage garden (n.) under cabbage, n.2
Such is Life 92: I wasn’t cadging, nyther. I jist merely ast for work.at cadge, v.
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