or pancake, phr. (colloquial).—Very flat indeed. Also FLAT AS BE BLOWED.

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  1882.  Punch, vol. LXXXII, p. 177, col. 1.

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  TO BRUSH UP A FLAT. See BRUSHER.

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  TO PICK UP A FLAT, verb. phr. (prostitutes’). To find a client. Fr., lever or faire un miché (miche = bread, from michon = money. Compare BREADWINNER: under MONOSYLLABLE [q.v.]).

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  1869.  GREENWOOD, The Seven Curses of London. On the chance that she will, in the course of the evening, PICK UP A FLAT.

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  TO HAVE (or DO) A BIT OF FLAT, verb. phr. (venery).—To indulge in sexual intercourse. For synonyms, see GREENS and RIDE.

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