1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 135: He [i.e. the signaller] salutes the rosy dawn as ‘Ak Emma,’ and eventide as ‘Pip Emma.’.at ack emma, n.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 5: Ayling has departed [...] and rumour says he is leading a sort of Pooh Bah existence at Brigade Headqurters.at pooh-bah, n.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 155: How does one choke off a tripe-merchant of this type?at choke off, v.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 223: The second [wound] gave me such a stiff leg that I am only an old crock now.at crock, n.2
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 190: You won’t have to doss down in the cemetery itself.at doss down (v.) under doss, v.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 135: He [i.e. the signaller] salutes the rosy dawn as ‘Ak Emma,’ and eventide as ‘Pip Emma.’.at pip emma, n.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 5: Ogg and Hogg [...] have gone to the happy hunting-grounds.at happy hunting grounds (n.) under happy, adj.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 306: ‘The other fellows out there have got to go on sticking it out [...].’ ‘And by God [...] what stickers they are.’.at stick it out (v.) under stick it, v.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 196: These people [...] always dislike giving up their lofts [...] However, the old boy must lump it.at lump, v.1
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 75: Somebody in this gallery is going to be blown up [...] and if you and I don’t get a move on, p.d.q., it will be us!at p.d.q., phr.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 183: [They] allow themselves to be used as stalking-horses for low-down political ramps.at ramp, n.2
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 41: They [i.e. dug-outs] haven’t been occupied for some months, so you may find them, a bit ratty.at ratty, adj.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 16: Both visitors broke into a joyous chant of ‘Russky! Russky!’ They were escaped Russian prisoners.at Russki, n.
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 306: ‘The other fellows out there have got to go on sticking it out [...]’ ‘And by God [...] what stickers they are.’.at sticker, n.1
1917 ‘Ian Hay’ Carrying On 155: How does one choke off a tripe-merchant of this type?at tripe merchant (n.) under tripe, n.2