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[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 160: Yes bring him to-morrow; but, if I can persuade her, it’ll be in ‘the altogether’.
at altogether, the, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 95: Cheerio, my dear, don’t quarrel with bread and butter. I shall get a job, this is just to tide us over.
at quarrel with (one’s) bread and butter (v.) under bread and butter, n.1
[UK] in Galsworthy White Monkey in DSUE (1984).
at aurev, phr.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 295: In this bobbery she oughtn’t to be left.
at bobbery, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 102: ‘How are you?’ [...] ‘Oh! bobbish, thanks!’.
at bobbish, adj.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 29: Rather! Full fig or dinner jacket?
at in full fig under fig, n.3
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 37: Well! Here we part! Give us your flipper.
at flipper, n.1
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 169: Well! he had got what-for!
at what-for, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 270: ‘What shall we do about him?’ ‘Let him rip, my dear.’.
at let her rip!, excl.2
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 71: My dear! Impos!
at impos, adj.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 41: There’s Ting and a cat! [...] Give him to me, Ellen. Come with Mother, darling!
at mother, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 7: We’re nuts on Peace – and all were doing about it is to perfect poison-gas.
at nuts on, adj.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 323: Have a peg, sir? I’ve got brandy here.
at peg, n.4
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 26: ‘You needn’t kiss me in Piccadilly Cicus, Michael!’ ‘Sorry ducky! Its a little previous – I meant to get you opposite the Partheneum.’.
at previous, adj.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 52: I fully expect those commitments will put us in Queer Street next year.
at in Queer Street under Queer Street, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 59: Look here, Bicket, if we let you snoop copies, all the packers will snoop copies.
at snoop, v.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 199: Her husband is a decent little snipe for a snooper.
at snooper, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 235: Hopes that have long gone up the spout.
at up the spout under spout, n.2
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 165: Anyway sentiment was swosh! Cut it out!
at swosh, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 71: ‘Right-o! Warpaint?’ ‘Yes, white waistcoat.’.
at war-paint (n.) under war, n.
[UK] Galsworthy White Monkey 78: I think [...] that Mr. Chalfont is overrated – he’s nothing but a mental yawn.
at yawn, n.
[UK] R.T. Collins White Monkey 204: What caught my eye, or rather ear, was the very distinct hint of mint in the man's voice.
at mint, n.2
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