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[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Okay [...] go on with your song and dance’.
at song and dance, n.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: [N]ot even Garland’s ‘persuasive’ methods could make this baby change her mind.
at baby, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘I’m taking orders from no dick [...] not even a private flattie! Beat it!’.
at beat it, v.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: I picked up the bindles of coke.
at bindle, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘These birds just framed me’.
at bird, n.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Caught this guy peddling dope — snowbird himself’.
at snow bird, n.2
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: Francis and the bouncer dragged the little guy out.
at bouncer, n.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘What’s your name, buddy?’.
at buddy, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘If you’re lying I’ll give you the business pronto’’.
at give someone the business (v.) under business, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Give them the works if there‘s any funny business. Scram’.
at funny business, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Here’s the money [...] Five grand, cash’ [...] ‘Chicken feed,’ I said.
at chickenfeed, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Thanks, Queen, for not letting me go off half-cocked’.
at go off half-cocked (v.) under half-cocked, adj.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: I picked up the bindles of coke.
at coke, n.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: I was all set to crack wise at him.
at crack wise, v.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Like to sniff a deck? Fix you up — steady your nerves’.
at deck, n.4
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘You’re not such a bad guy for being a dick’.
at dick, n.5
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Not even fifty grand [...] could tempt me to tie up with him in the dope racket’.
at dope, adj.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: I thought I had things doped out.
at dope, v.2
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Like to sniff a deck? Fix you up — steady your nerves’.
at fix up, v.2
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘How’s the D.A. and all your flat-footed playmates?’.
at flat-footed, adj.3
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘I’m taking orders from no dick [...] not even a private flattie! Beat it!’.
at flattie, n.3
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: He had been clever in trying to frame me for the killing.
at frame, v.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: Queen Sue was the toughest moll that ever pulled a gat this side of Hades.
at gat, n.1
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Give it to her, Gus, if she moves a muscle’.
at give it to, v.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Here’s the money [...] Five grand, cash’.
at grand, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘A kid by the name of Kate Travers was gunned out awhile ago’.
at gun, v.2
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: Francis gave me the high sign.
at high sign, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘Listen, kid [...] I was just kidding about that fifty grand limit’.
at kid, v.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: ‘You’re walking out of here like good little boys, unless you want a skinful of lead’.
at lead, n.
[US] C.B. Yorke ‘Snowbound’ in Gangster Stories Oct. n.p.: Queen Sue was the toughest moll that ever pulled a gat this side of Hades [...] But peddlin’ snow was entirely out of her line.
at line, n.1
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