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[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 6: We can twist Meredith’s tail till he howls. Savvy?.
at twist someone’s arm (v.) under arm, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 2: My sainted aunt!
at my aunt! (excl.) under aunt, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 13: You won’t bag me; you’re too bad a shot.
at bag, v.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 10: He’s a beauty! Fourteen feet if he’s an inch!
at beauty, n.1
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 2: Begobs, but we’re shifting now!
at begorra!, excl.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 11: You can bet your boots on that!
at bet one’s boots (v.) under bet, v.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 1: Even if Oi was to turn up at roll-call in me little birthday suit.
at birthday suit, n.
[UK] Gem 6 Apr. 4: I’m blast if I know.
at blast, v.1
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 11: He’ll snap like blazes, and it’s good-bye to your arm if he gets hold.
at like (the) blazes (adv.) under blazes, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 2: Not there, you blinking Irishman.
at blinking, adj.
[UK] Gem 23 Mar. 14: They’ve bluffed us good an’ fine, boss.
at bluff, v.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 5: It broke my governor up.
at break up, v.
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 10: ‘Oh, buck up!’ said Manners. ‘Don’t be a milksop!’.
at buck up!, excl.
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 14: Bunk, Tom!
at bunk, v.1
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 8: The boys [...] chipped him incessantly, but their ‘chipping’ was mostly good natured.
at chipping, n.1
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 8: Break his cocoanut for him, Baby!
at coconut, n.1
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 15: ‘All my crocks!’ hooted Porker.
at crocks, n.
[UK] Gem 23 Mar. 3: Cuss the fall!
at cuss, v.
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 5: I’ll grasp your blooming ear if you don’t cut along, you young rascal!
at cut, v.2
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 3: Who the dickens may you be?
at dickens, the, phr.
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 6: Dot him on the boko, Jimsen.
at dot, v.
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 6: He was a regular mammy’s baby boy. Talked like a Dutch Uncle, too.
at Dutch uncle, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 5: It’s only Dutchy the Swede, and he can barely understand English.
at Dutchy, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 11: If this chap don’t go a full twenty, I’ll – I’ll eat my hat!
at eat one’s hat, v.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 4: ‘Heap good egg, Dorien,’ said Badger.
at good egg, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 1: It was the fag-end of a drowsy, oppressive summer’s afternoon.
at fag end, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 4: I can’t help thinking there’s something fishy about him.
at fishy, adj.2
[UK] Gem 30 Mar. 14: It’s a ghastly frost, but he meant well.
at frost, n.
[UK] Gem 16 Mar. 4: Brazil! Oh, golly!
at golly!, excl.
[UK] Gem 23 Mar. 10: Let her rip!
at let her rip!, excl.2
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