1988 Galton & Simpson Best of Steptoe and Son 4: He chose the 1955 La Tâche, rather than the house red, we thought to ourselves ‘Allo, Allo!’ [...] meaning ‘Aye, aye, what’s he after then?’.at hello!, excl.1
1988 Galton & Simpson Best of Steptoe and Son 4: ‘OK, man,’ we said, ‘let’s run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it.’ (Just to show that we were just as au courant trans-Atlantic-wise as he was).at run it up the flagpole (and see if anyone salutes) (v.) under run, v.
1988 Galton & Simpson Best of Steptoe and Son 4: ‘Get stuck into the La Tâche,’ we said, fearful that he would send it back on the grounds that red wine does not go with the fish.at get stuck into (v.) under stuck, adj.
1988 Galton & Simpson Best of Steptoe and Son 5: We started writing. First rag and bone man. Second rag and bone man. In the yard. Arguing about the day’s totting.at tot, v.2