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Slipping Into Darkness choose

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[US] P. Blauner Slipping into Darkness 281: ‘In the old days, you didn’t get a pass for throwing crap at a New York police officer. You got an attitude adjustment’ .
at attitude adjustment (n.) under attitude, n.
[US] P. Blauner Slipping into Darkness 238: ‘My neighbor’s Ysabel has a little girl, ’bout the same age, so we trade off. She’s my dope fly homegirl’.
at dope, adj.1
[US] P. Blauner Slipping into Darkness 332: ‘Just let him tell the story [...] He’s not a sworn witness yet. Let’s hear what he has to say. Give him a Queen for a Day’.
at queen for a day (n.) under queen, n.
[US] P. Blauner Slipping into Darkness 110: Mauler had been consigned to a kind of bitter civil service purgatory, a Rubber Gun Cop guarding the ancient ledger books.
at rubber gun (brigade / cop / squad) (n.) under rubber, adj.
[US] P. Blauner Slipping into Darkness 140: ‘Detective Ali just got his gold shield in January,’ Jimmy said meaningfully.
at shield, n.
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