Dander good and high

He stopped, frowning. ‘Also, if there’s one thing can get my dander good and high, it’s a big-mouthed Kentuckian hill rooster with his belly over his britches and a sass-me-and-see-what-happens look in his eye.’

Flash For Freedom!, p.244-45, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.

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Brassy enough

Most of the women on the boat were noisy, by the way; the respectable ones clacked and squawked to each other interminably, and the mistresses and whores, of whom there seemed to be a great number, were brassy enough to be heard in San Francisco. Penny (or Jenny) was one of the quieter ones; she didn’t scream with laughter above once a minute.

Flash For Freedom!, p.159, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.

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Chairs to mend!

I didn’t know which side he was on, but it didn’t seem to matter; I believe if I’d shouted ‘Chairs to mend!’ they’d have cheered just as loud.

Royal Flash, p.148, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1978.

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