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Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 66: ‘Oh, you an him are aces up, to hear him tell it!’.at aces up (adj.) under aces, adj.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 66: ‘Oh, you an him are aces up, to hear him tell it!’. Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 6: To look him over you’d imagine that any dame that’d stand fer him at all must certainly be in
the also ran class.at also-ran, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 5: What's the matter with the Handshaker an' the Wise Crackin' Kid? [...] Ain't they speakin'? Them guys gimme a pain in me foot.at give someone a pain in the arse (v.) under pain in the arse, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 51: ‘The Wise Crackin’ Kid is as busy as a birddog right away’.at busy as a bird dog (adj.) under busy as..., adj.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 5: One day they’ll be tellin’ everybody what a hunk o’ cheese the other guy is, an’ the next time you see ’em they're thicker’n Rubes around a big six wheel.at thick as..., adj.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 57: ‘[A] good battin’ ’d do that guy no harm’.at bat, v.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 85: ‘Say, she’s entitled to the blue ribbon as the champion Human Bumblebee o' the world [...] She must be a bear wit’ that stingin' spiel!’ .at bear, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 25: That guy wouldn't no more nick the hickory wit’ the price of a round of brew, unless he was absolutely certain he could place the bumblebee on the bloke he was buyin’ the drink for.at put the bee on (v.) under bee, n.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 20: I’ve got about as much idea whether I’m gettin’ the goods or the brace when one o’ them Shakspere guys [...] says ‘Oh, Beeswax!’ .at beeswax!, excl.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 23: I’d rather listen to the beef of a supposed to be smart bloke that’s given the best of it.at give someone the best of it (v.) under best (of it), n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 79: ‘[T]hem big cheese coppers thinks nobody’s hep to them’.at big cheese, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 14: [R]ight there at the top o’ the page is a spiel, printed in letters that Blind Tom could read [etc].at blind Tom (n.) under blind, adj.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 10: ‘How many times have you seen a supposed-to-be smart guy blow all his friends over some dizzy dame’.at blow, v.2
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 37: ‘Once a boob, always a boob, an’ that's no dopetown dream’.at boob, n.2
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 86: ‘Y’see the punk in [sic] bookin’ fer a bankroll guy that’s all right, but the Wise Cracker tells him to hold out the bet himself, fer the horse ain’t got no chance’.at book, v.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 9: The Wise Cracker thinks it’s the boost that had been shot in, an’ he says: ‘Why, certainly. I’ve been connected with this gent in the race hoss biz for several years’.at give the boost (v.) under boost, v.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 77: ‘[T]he big booze slinger that played the doc says he’s goin' to sting Clancy for twenty bucks’.at booze slinger (n.) under booze, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 15: ‘Now, ain’t that enough to drive a batty booze bug away from all the good resolutions he could frame up in a year?’.at booze bug (n.) under booze, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 20: I’ve got about as much idea whether I’m gettin’ the goods or the brace when one o’ them Shakspere guys is dealin’.at get the brace (v.) under brace game, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 7: [T]he other evenin’ he captures a derby filly somewhere an’ breezes her into a certain ice cream parlor down the street.at breeze, v.2
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 9: Just then in breezes the Wise Cracker on the hot foot.at breeze, v.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 88: ‘The bookie looks fer the Wise Cracker an’ somebody tells him he'd screwed. The bookie got to the door just in time to see the kid breezin’
around the corner’.at breeze, v.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 74: ‘I think you miscalled that last hand o’ yours, Clancy, [...] just spread yer fin out so everybody can get a Brooklyn at it!’.at Brooklyn, n.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 53: He ribbed that football game up, an’ then took to the high brush when he seen the finish.at brush, n.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 32: [E]ight sets o' home-made slippers [...] an a few more bug fixin’s that you couldn't pay a sane citizen a salary to wear.at bug, adj.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 79: ‘[H]e shot the bull into some o’ them politicians [...] an’ they fixed it fer him to blow the harness an go out scoutin’ fer guns’.at shoot the bull (v.) under bull, n.6
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 49: ‘I’m wise to all you under-cover alibi babies, you know! [...] Side-step the bumblebees by beatin’ ’em to it!’.at bumblebee, n.1
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 37: [J]ust let some good bunk guy [...] show him [i.e. a respectable citizen] where he can beat [...] some bucket shop or somethin like that out of a bunch o’ dough, an’ he'll hang a record to his plant to dig up a bankroll.at bunco, adj.
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 37: The American public love to be humbugged, [...] They like the bunk, an’ they always will take to it like a kid to a candy stand.at bunk, n.2
Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 15: ‘I’ve been tossin boguets at meself [...] for bein’ one o’ them strong minded blokes you read about in the bunk booze-cure ads.at bunk, adj.
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