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[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 193: I never guessed that bloodless abortion ’ad the guts.
at abortion, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 71: You can muck about with Kate all you please but Edith’s close season, get me?
at muck about, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 56: I bet he’s well away after that dinner he ate. He’ll never stir.
at well away, adj.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 145: We don’t want none o’ your backchat my gel thank you.
at backchat, n.1
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 83: When told of the journey which had been put forward Miss Swift did not beat about the bush.
at beat about the bush (v.) under beat, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 62: Lucky Charley they call me, begorrah.
at begorra!, excl.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 68: I’ll take up with those merchants what they’ve delivered short, what they owe me, on the blower.
at blower, n.2
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 36: Anyway bother nanny.
at bother, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 121: ‘Pounds?’ she said making her eyes big. ‘Lovely British Bradburys,’ he answered.
at Bradbury, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 169: My God that man’s a cold fish.
at cold fish (n.) under cold, adj.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 173: I’m dead beat I am.
at deadbeat, adj.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 74: Ah you’re a deep one you are.
at deep, adj.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 155: Well this was not exactly a pleasant experience Madam. More like the third degree Madam.
at third degree, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 85: Well I’ve got to take those little draggers out this afternoon.
at drag, n.1
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 42: He’ll have had the old dropsy out of her.
at dropsy, n.2
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 49: Mr Eldon never credited her with the empties.
at empty, n.1
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 36: It is a bit of a facer isn’t it?
at facer, n.2
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 104: Look dear I could fall for you in a big way.
at fall for, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 191: Fiddlin’ ’er monthly books. No. You know that’s serious this is.
at fiddle, v.2
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 121: Then she sat up in bed with her fronts bobblin’ at him like a pair of geese.
at front, n.1
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 125: Here [...] let’s see if we can set old Kate goin’.
at get going, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 188: You’ve got me goin’ now.
at get going, v.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 98: ‘The glass ’ouse? What’s that?’ ‘Army Detention Barracks ducks.’.
at glasshouse, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 193: That dam kid’s attitude was what got my goat.
at get someone’s goat (v.) under goat, n.1
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 120: Why you’d gum up the whole works.
at gum (up) the works (v.) under gum, v.2
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 22: I’m going to get the old head down, it’s me siesta.
at get one’s head down (v.) under head, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 55: If you so much as breathes a word of what ’as just passed I’ll tan the ’ide clean off your back.
at tan someone’s hide (v.) under hide, n.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 71: Holy smoke if we was to creep upstairs tomorrow after dinner and find those two slaves of hers laid out on their little beds.
at holy smoke!, excl.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 21: Holy Moses look at the clock.
at holy Moses! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
[UK] ‘Henry Green’ Loving (1978) 115: ‘What’s it to you?’ he asked though I could see he was ashamed.
at what’s it to you?, phr.
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