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[US] Dly Missoulian (MT) 18 May 4/3: A ‘bunch of bullets’ means a plate of beans.
at bullets, n.
[US] Dly Missoulian (MT) 18 May 4/3: If the old lady [...] expressed a desire for scrambled eggs the ‘slaughter in the pan’ of the waiter might have aroused her apprehensions.
at slaughter in the pan, n.
[US] Dly Missoulian (MT) 2 May 10/2: His patience is twice as long as a rainy Sunday.
at as long as one’s arm (adj.) under arm, n.
[US] Dly Missoulian (MT) 2 May 10/2: His patience is twice as long as a rainy Sunday.
at as long as a rainy Sunday under Sunday, n.1
[US] Dly Missoulian (MT) 27 Mar. 24/1: You may find John Gould loafing on every corner [...] He is seedy, penniless.
at seedy, adj.
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